Industry Insights
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Burk: A Guide to Interrogatories and Their Importance in the Workers' Compensation Practice | 08/31/2022 | |
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| By: Maura Burk | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Under NJAC 12:235-3.8, interrogatories are allowed in the following types of cases without motion (meaning, neither party is required to file a motion for leave to serve interrogatories with the court): dependency cases (see NJAC 12:235-3.8(a)), re-opener cases (see ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: WCAB Allows Applicant to Self-Administer Over Defense Objections | 08/30/2022 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Imagine you’re in a particular situation: Applicant wants to compromise and release a claim, and neither you nor the applicant can know with certainty what the cost of lifetime medical care will be. Pretty common, right? ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Why I Skip the Subject of Comp Fraud | 08/29/2022 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I am sometimes asked during presentations, at conferences or just in general conversations why I rarely cover workers' comp fraud in the 2,000 articles on this website, but I have covered fraud in a few instances over the last 15 years. ...Read More | |||
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Kwong and Mendoza: Steps to Prevent and Combat Poorly Written Med-Legal Reports | 08/26/2022 | |
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| By: Joanna Kwong and Jesse Mendoza | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board must ground its decisions in substantial evidence. We practitioners must review medical-legal reports and any doctor’s depositions to ensure the medical record, when read as a whole, constitutes substantial evidence. ...Read More | |||
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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 | |||
