Industry Insights
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Elson: 7 of the Wackiest Workplace Injuries | 05/17/2022 | |
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| By: Matthew Elson | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Workers injured by picking up a bag of french fries, hitting a bowling ball with a sledgehammer and getting a snack out of a vending machine are just three of the wackiest workplace injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Fish: The Exception That Isn't | 05/16/2022 | |
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| By: Mike Fish | |||
| State: AL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In somewhat of a revelation, I just learned that there are not three exceptions to the schedule of compensation. Not only have I firmly believed that to be the case, I taught others on the subject. For those of you who learned this misinformation from me, please accept my apology....Read More | |||
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Nagy: How to Properly Cancel a Workers' Compensation Policy | 05/13/2022 | |
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| By: Keith E. Nagy | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Often, cases are referred to me where the policy was canceled prior to the alleged date of loss. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: NCCI's State of the Industry 2022 | 05/12/2022 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Work comp is still way overpriced, incredibly profitable, and the industry — defined as total revenues — is a lot smaller than it appears. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: N.E.E.D.: Notice Everything Energizing Deciders | 05/11/2022 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Assessing your case from your side’s point of view is critical, but it won’t get you far if you don’t pay attention to your opponent’s needs as well. ...Read More | |||
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Langham: Transitioning in the 2022 Consolidation | 05/10/2022 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In March, the Office of Judges of Compensation Claims announced that there would be consolidation of district offices (see Consolidation, Mediation and Remuneration). Day...Read More | |||
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Geaney: What Does the Rebuttable Presumption Mean in a COVID-19 Claim? | 05/09/2022 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The concept of legal presumptions in workers’ compensation is not new in New Jersey. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Will Work Comp Injuries Increase? | 05/06/2022 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| News arrived this week that new employees get injured much more often than their more-experienced colleagues. ...Read More | |||
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Salem: Board Considers Noncompliance, Letters to Experts | 05/05/2022 | |
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| By: Jane Salem | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Tennessee Workers' Compensation Appeals Board released an opinion Monday, reiterating the fairly well-settled parameters of medical noncompliance in the Workers’ Compensation Law. The decision also held that trial judges have an obligation to scrutinize letters seeking expert opinio...Read More | |||
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Wong: Limiting Maphet: Two Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals Cases | 05/04/2022 | |
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| By: Sara Wong | |||
| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Washington State Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals recently released its list of 2021 significant decisions, and the list includes two decisions limiting Maphet and providing employer tools to limit claim exposures. ...Read More | |||
