Industry Insights
Geaney: Appellate Division Vacates Penalties, Fees Against Employer Pending New Hearing | 10/28/2022 | ||
By: John H. Geaney | |||
State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
In Saiti v. Garden Homes, the petitioner received an award for $66,074 on Sept. 3, 2020. The terms of the settlement were memorialized in an order signed by the judge of compensation and both parties. ...Read More | |||
Young: Lyft Attempts a Stiff Arm | 10/27/2022 | ||
By: Julius Young | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
A recent Workers' Compensation Appeals Board panel decision highlights some of the issues surrounding workers’ comp claims against gig worker ride-share companies. ...Read More | |||
Gelman: Booting Up Computer Is Considered 'Work' | 10/26/2022 | ||
By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s summary judgment in favor of defendant Customer Connexx LLC and remanded for further proceedings in a collective actio...Read More | |||
Burk: Advice to Employers in Dealing With Potential Fraud | 10/25/2022 | ||
By: Maura Burk | |||
State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
New Jersey Statutes Annotated 34:15-57.4 (commonly known as the Workers’ Compensation Fraud Act) states in pertinent part: ...Read More | |||
Addington: Presumptions in Workers' Compensation | 10/24/2022 | ||
By: Judge Brian Addington | |||
State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
History buffs like me will remember the words of H.M. Stanley: “Dr. Livingstone, I presume.” ...Read More | |||
Moore: Workers' Comp Presentation in Four Easy Steps | 10/21/2022 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Do not let preparing a workers' comp presentation, or any presentation, cause you to stress over what will seem easy once you complete the task. ...Read More | |||
CAAA: Other States, Other States, Other States | 10/19/2022 | ||
By: California Applicants' Attorneys Association | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
For decades, every attack on injured workers has been based on "other states don’t do what California does," "California workers’ comp is too liberal” and "California should be like other states.” Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken the big, b...Read More | |||
Paduda: What's Really Important in Health Plans | 10/18/2022 | ||
By: Joe Paduda | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
If your health plan could show: J...Read More | |||
Moore: So You Think You Know WC? | 10/17/2022 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Sharpen your e-pencils and get ready to increase your knowledge of this often overlooked line of insurance. ...Read More | |||
Geaney: New Law Lowers Cost of Obtaining Medical Records | 10/14/2022 | ||
By: John H. Geaney | |||
State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
We are living through a period of sharp inflation in almost everything from food and gasoline to automobiles and airfare, but one area where costs are sharply declining in New Jersey pertains to the cost of getting copies of medical records. ...Read More | |||