Industry Insights
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Geaney: What Costs, Legal Fees Are Deducted From Lien of Employer or Carrier? | 08/25/2022 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| One recurring question that adjusters and practitioners are often asked is this: In computing the workers’ compensation lien, does the employee get to reduce the employer’s lien by the amount the injured worker had to pay for costs and expenses in the third-party action? Further, does...Read More | |||
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Carroll: The Biggest Issue Facing Workers' Comp | 08/24/2022 | |
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| By: Paul Carroll | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| As tough as staffing is throughout the insurance industry, the world of workers' comp has things doubly bad: It has to deal not only with its own staffing issues, but those of its clients. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: In-Person Walk-Throughs Are Back | 08/23/2022 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The news I bring today isn’t happy news at all, at least as far as I am concerned. The Department of Industrial Relations has announced the return of in-person walk-throughs, effective Sept. 6 (except in Eureka), and the end of the Lifesize virtual walk-through. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Where Is Workers' Comp Pandemic Data? | 08/22/2022 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Every few months, I try to stop and compile similarities in questions that we receive — (often now in person) for articles and to hone our workers' comp advice. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Yes, Employer Reps Are Always Allowed at Depositions | 08/19/2022 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Despite what you may have heard, it’s been well-established for years that an employer representative can sit in on the deposition of an applicant, thanks to a well-known panel decision on the topic. ...Read More | |||
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Caton: When Your Eyes Observe Smoky Skies | 08/18/2022 | |
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| By: Trina Caton | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Major wildfires have again erupted in several parts of California. In addition to the destruction to communities directly threatened, these large wildland fires are generating widespread smoke that's expected to affect air quality in many areas of the state. ...Read More | |||
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Parsa: Don't Overlook Important Changes to Service Regulations | 08/17/2022 | |
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| By: Patrick Parsa | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| COVID-19 has made several obvious changes to the workers’ compensation system that we are all familiar with by now, from far fewer in-person hearings to almost every deposition being conducted virtually. ...Read More | |||
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Fletcher: Vocational Apportionment, or Lack Thereof | 08/16/2022 | |
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| By: Gregory P. Fletcher | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A recent panel decision out of Marina del Rey has introduced what may be the most frightening new concept in California workers’ compensation case law since the Kite decision came down. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Focus on the Future | 08/12/2022 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A 2013 market study indicated that 21% of the U.S. population reads science fiction. Science fiction films are even more popular. ...Read More | |||
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Fish: Workers' Compensation and the Monkeypox Virus | 08/11/2022 | |
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| By: Mike Fish | |||
| State: AL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Fresh on the heels of COVID-19, reports of monkeypox outbreaks in the United States are starting to get the attention of employers. Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. Monkeypox symptoms are like smallpox symptoms, but milder and rarely fatal. ...Read More | |||
