Industry Insights
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Moore: Think Again About Those COVID-19 Numbers | 08/14/2020 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 53 | 0 | |||
| Many prognosticators and the press have rushed to publish or make sense of any workers' comp COVID-19 numbers, including claim counts and rating information. ...Read More | |||
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Duff: Some Quick Thoughts on Presumptions | 08/13/2020 | |
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| By: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 97 | 0 | |||
| I am very clear on why certain people do not “understand” COVID-19 workers’ compensation causation presumptions. There is that very old (gendered) Upton Sinclair saw: “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding i...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Why Your Cases Aren't Settling | 08/12/2020 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 126 | 0 | |||
| Why aren’t your cases settling? In his book, "How to Talk to Strangers," best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell explains that we normally DTT — default to truth — when we receive communication. When we default to lies instead of to truth, we undermine our abili...Read More | |||
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Moore: Telecommuting Employee Accidents: Risk Management and Claims Nightmare? | 08/11/2020 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 178 | 0 | |||
| The coronavirus pandemic grew what was a “cottage industry” type job to one of the most popular jobs in existence today. Most telecommuting employee accidents will involve in-home hazards. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Respondents Can Reopen Cases, Too | 08/10/2020 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 105 | 0 | |||
| Employers and workers’ compensation professionals are very familiar with reopener petitions or applications for modification of awards. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: COVID Is Crushing Work Comp Claim Counts | 08/07/2020 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 617 | 0 | |||
| Thank you, California Workers' Compensation Institute. Due to its diligence and foresight, we now know: ...Read More | |||
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Peabody: WCAB Explains That SIBTF PD Should Be Added, Not Combined | 08/06/2020 | |
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| By: Michael Peabody | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 256 | 0 | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board issued an en banc decision in June clarifying that prior and subsequent injuries should be “added” and not “combined” to determine whether the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF) should be involved. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Implications Abound in Mitchell's Coventry Acquisition | 08/05/2020 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 388 | 0 | |||
| The implications of Mitchell’s acquisition of Coventry’s workers’ comp business are broad, from insight into the futu...Read More | |||
| Mussack: Keep It Simple When Rating Heart Conditions With AMA Guides | 08/04/2020 | ||
| By: Tim Mussack | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 181 | 0 | |||
| With more and more applicants pleading internal issues, it’s important for defendants to understand how to properly rate impairment under the AMA Guides. That starts with understanding AMA Guides Chapters 3 and 4, which address the cardiovascular system and disorders of the heart. T...Read More | |||
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Duff: Report Recommends OSHA Private Right of Action | 08/03/2020 | |
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| By: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 244 | 0 | |||
| Departing sharply from notions of “liability immunity,” member scholars at the Center for Progressive Reform (CPR) — including yours truly — have offered in a new report ...Read More | |||
