Industry Insights
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Langham: Thoughts on Safety | 10/03/2022 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| We pause and think about safety periodically. There is a vast assortment of challenges out there in the world that may result in an accident. Workers' compensation is built for such instances and remains focused on safety after about 100 years (in some jurisdictions a bit more, in others a bi...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Division of Workers' Comp Has Its First Woman and Hispanic Director | 09/30/2022 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Few readers of this blog may know that the New Jersey Division of Workers’ Compensation achieved a number of notable firsts this year with the appointment of Judge Maria Del Valle Koch as director of the division in June 2022. ...Read More | |||
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Uribarri and Uribarri: WCAB Provides Guidance on COVID-19 Presumption | 09/29/2022 | |
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| By: Jemma S. Uribarri and Zane P. Uribarri | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A recent Workers' Compensation Appeals Board panel decision stating that the “executive order” presumption did not apply to a probation officer’s alleged COVID-19 infection is worth taking note of, according to one of the leading legal research services in the Californi...Read More | |||
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Moore: Is Workers' Comp Telehealth Still Worth the Time and Expense? | 09/28/2022 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A few workers' comp telehealth articles have appeared recently in the blogosphere. I titled this article telemedicine. Then I read the somewhat outdated article on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website. You can check it out ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Watch Out for Gabapentin | 09/27/2022 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 1 | |||
| The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently ...Read More | |||
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Wickert: Subrogation Reimbursement for Record Reviews, Medical Reports | 09/26/2022 | |
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| By: Gary L. Wickert | |||
| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In addition to paying for medical expenses, death benefits, funeral costs and/or indemnity benefits for lost wages resulting from a compensable injury, workers’ compensation insurance carriers also expend considerable dollars for case management costs, medical bill audit fees, independent m...Read More | |||
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Barrios: 'You're Really Here for a Panel Dispute?' — WCJ | 09/23/2022 | |
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| By: Brigget K. Barrios | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| When Labor Code Sections 4060, 4061, 4062, 4062.1 and 4062.2 were enacted, the panel-qualified medical evaluator process was supposed to be simpler and less costly. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: A Humble Wish for MPN Reform | 09/22/2022 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | |||
| I have often thought that if I were given unlimited power and control over California’s workers’ compensation system, there are a lot of changes I would make. ...Read More | |||
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Stevens: Return to In-Person Walk-Throughs | 09/21/2022 | |
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| By: Daniel R. Stevens | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, how we interact with the Division of Workers' Compensation district offices has been, and continues to be, significantly impacted. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: How the Inflation Reduction Act Does and Doesn't Affect Your Settlement | 09/20/2022 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is packed with provisions about tax calculation and collection and climate change. It’s also got provisions worthy of the attention of anyone handling injury cases. Some of these provisions have been widely, but not fully, publicized. ...Read More | |||
