Industry Insights
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Montgomery: DIR Director Reportedly Resigning | 06/11/2025 | |
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| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| According to a report, California Department of Industrial Relations Director Katrina Hagen is stepping down after five years. ...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Supreme Court to Review COVID Compensability | 06/06/2025 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to review Amato v. Township of Ocean School District, a pivotal case with significant implications for workers' compensation benefits related to COVID-19 occupational exposure, particularly concerning the interpretation of "essential employee&...Read More | |||
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Paduda: WCRI's New Studies | 06/05/2025 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute is on the ball. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: 187 Pages of WCRI State Stats | 06/02/2025 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| One of the best free workers' comp info sources on medical pricing nationwide was published in May by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. The authors of the study are Rebecca Yang and Olesya Fomenko. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: The Gutting of NIOSH | 05/30/2025 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| It's really easy to miss important news these days. Here’s an item that, in normal times, would be headline news in the work comp industry. ...Read More | |||
| CAAA: Left in the Smoke | 05/28/2025 | ||
| By: CAAA Communications Team | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| A new study from the University of California, Davis, is raising urgent questions about whether California’s current air quality standards adequately protect the state’s farmworkers from w...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Intentional Wrong? | 05/27/2025 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| Employers' liability insurance policies generally exclude coverage for intentional wrongs committed against employees, even if those employees also pursue workers' compensation claims. ...Read More | |||
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Wroten: State's Workers' Comp Crisis a Stark Contrast to National Stability | 05/23/2025 | |
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| By: Jon Wroten | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A recent article in WorkCompCentral, titled “Comp Is a Cash Cow, but Insurers Want Higher Rates,” suggests that California's workers' compensation system is t...Read More | |||
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Montgomery: Comp Is a Cash Cow, but Insurers Want Higher Rates | 05/21/2025 | |
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| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau voted to ask California’s Insurance Commissioner to increase workers’ comp insurance rates by 11.2%. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Credible Negotiation | 05/19/2025 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Let's say you’ve decided to initiate settlement negotiations even though the other side hasn’t shown any interest at this point. ...Read More | |||
