Industry Insights
Moore: The Workers' Comp Requirement Trap | 02/06/2023 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
I promised that I would cover the question, "How many employees can my company hire without having to buy a workers' comp policy?" The first part of the answer is to not place the business in a workers' comp requirement trap. Let us cover how to avoid the very expensiv...Read More | |||
Salem: 2022 Appeals Board Opinions, Part 2 | 02/03/2023 | ||
By: Jane Salem | |||
State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Welcome back to our series on last year’s workers’ compensation appellate opinions. ...Read More | |||
Salem: 2022 Appeals Board Opinions, Part 1 | 02/02/2023 | ||
By: Jane Salem | |||
State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board had another busy year in 2022. ...Read More | |||
Langham: Best Wishes, Judge Sojourner | 02/01/2023 | ||
By: David Langham | |||
State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
We bade farewell Tuesday to Judge Margaret Sojourner. ...Read More | |||
Paduda: LWCC's Got It Going On | 01/31/2023 | ||
By: Joe Paduda | |||
State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
I was fortunate indeed to attend Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation’s annual provider meeting last week. Well attended, learned a lot, really enjoyed the people and the weather was really nice, too. ...Read More | |||
Moore: Comp Conferences to Attend in 2023 | 01/30/2023 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The 2023 workers' comp conferences are the true return to normal. One of the most common questions I receive is what conferences will I be attending this year. ...Read More | |||
Moore: Visiting ER a Touchy Subject | 01/27/2023 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
This is my angle on workers' comp emergency rooms as initial medical treatment providers. I am not discouraging anyone to not go to an emergency room. What I am covering is minor injury treatment through emergency rooms. Read on to see how I discovered a massive cost-cutting me...Read More | |||
Uribarri: Causation of Injury | 01/26/2023 | ||
By: Zane P. Uribarri | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Causation of injury, while not the most exciting challenge in the California workers’ compensation system, is an all too important threshold question that often relies on a doctor’s opinion on the cause of injury. ...Read More | |||
Langham: Adding Tools to the Set | 01/25/2023 | ||
By: David Langham | |||
State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The time draws nigh for my favorite continuing education opportunity of the year. ...Read More | |||
Gelman: Warehouse Workers' Injuries Increase as Employers Use AI | 01/24/2023 | ||
State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
An increase in injuries suffered by warehouse workers, fueled by employers' use of artificial intelligence, is drawing legislative attention. The focus is on Amazon and other major retail giants whose business has exploded since the COVID pandemic emerged. ...Read More | |||