Industry Insights
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Burk: Section 20 Settlements Versus Orders Approving Settlement | 07/01/2022 | |
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| By: Maura Burk | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Our clients often ask great questions regarding settlements in New Jersey workers’ compensation, particularly regarding the two types of settlements — orders approving settlement and Section 20/full and final — and the differences between them. This post provides examp...Read More | |||
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Phillips: Self-Represented Litigants: Look at the Rules | 06/30/2022 | |
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| By: Judge Allen Phillips | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The right to self-representation has been part of American jurisprudence since the beginnings of our nation. Indeed, the Judiciary Act of 1789 provided that “in all the courts of the United States, the parties may plead and manage their own causes personally or by the assistance of counsel....Read More | |||
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Moore: Having Field Case Managers Is Still Great Risk Management | 06/29/2022 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Workers' comp field case managers, also known as rehab nurses, can still be a great risk management method for lost time files. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: New Copy Service Regs Are Out | 06/28/2022 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Thank you so much for all the kind applicant attorneys who said “hello” during the California Applicants' Attorneys Association conference in Carlsbad over the weekend. And for those of you kind enough to share your rotten tomatoes and spoiled onions while I was on ...Read More | |||
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Fish: A Must Read for Workers' Compensation Practitioners | 06/27/2022 | |
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| By: Mike Fish | |||
| State: AL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| For those of you who follow national trends and hot issues regarding workers’ compensation, I highly recommend the 2021 LexisNexis book, “Workers' Compensation Emerging Issues Analysis.” ...Read More | |||
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Nagy: Coverage Issues and General Contractor/Subcontractor Allegations | 06/24/2022 | |
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| By: Keith E. Nagy | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A common issue arises when an employee works for an employer that does not maintain proper workers’ compensation coverage and alleges that there is a general contractor with coverage from whom it will seek benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Why Don't Loss Run Numbers Match X-Mod Sheets? | 06/23/2022 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| One of the most frequent questions that we have received over the years is why the workers’ comp loss run numbers never match the info on the experience modification sheets. Let's look at three reasons why this happens during a loss run review. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Medical-Only Analysis: Little Claims That Wreck Budgets | 06/22/2022 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I have written about performing a medical-only claims analysis quite often in the past. Now that I am reviewing more loss runs, I still see a pattern that may make you rethink your workers' comp loss run reviews. Festering, tiny claims often fly under the radar. ...Read More | |||
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Young: Scaling Back | 06/21/2022 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| One of the most controversial 2022 California workers’ comp bills is SB 1127. But that bill has now been considerably scaled back. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Single-Payer Health Insurance and Workers' Comp | 06/17/2022 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Recently, the National Council on Compensation Insurance's Laura Kersey penned a piece about key legislative trends, one of which was single-payer health insurance. Good research work....Read More | |||
