Industry Insights
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Paduda: More Bad News | 04/05/2022 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Here are two things that will likely increase facility costs. Becker’s ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Work Comp Payers and COVID Legislation Funding | 04/04/2022 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| You may have noticed President Biden’s request for $15 billion in additional funds to cover vaccines, antivirals and other COVID-related needs failed. ...Read More | |||
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Langham: Consolidation, Mediation and Remuneration | 04/01/2022 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The rumor mill is an active and intriguing place. A few rumors trickle back to me periodically. This post addresses some that seem pertinent and popular recently. ...Read More | |||
| CAAA: They Call It Reform | 03/31/2022 | ||
| By: California Applicants' Attorneys Association | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Last Thursday, CAAA’s Legislative Committee met to strategize on rumored workers’ compensation “reform.” With inflation raging out of control, any reform would include an increase in PD benefits. Injured workers need a raise. Inflation is eating away at t...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: WCAB Comments on Email Service and Copy Liens | 03/30/2022 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Here we are again, still slugging our way through our beloved swamp of California’s workers’ compensation system, and I'm here to curate the culture clash between old and new, the past and the future, the traditional and the modern that plays out. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Provider Consolidation's Impact on Workers' Comp | 03/29/2022 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| It's not good. Joe Paduda T...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Lawmaker's Proposal Takes Aim at Temps, Threatens Industry | 03/28/2022 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A new bill proposed by state lawmakers would require employers to provide workers’ compensation coverage for any workers who are performing labor within the employer’s usual course of business, regardless if they are employed by a staffing agency. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: WCAB Rejects Psych Kite Again | 03/25/2022 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| This post is good news: Another successful decision reached, thanks to the efforts of the attorneys at State Compensation Insurance Fund. ...Read More | |||
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Young: Balancing Study and Action | 03/24/2022 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In life and in public policy, there is often a delicate balance between study and action. Between endless studies and premature action. Or hasty action with no studies. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: The Future of the Workplace Post-COVID | 03/23/2022 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The following is a paraphrased summary of a panel discussion on the future of the post-COVID workplace, held at the Workers Compensation Research Institute's annual conference in Boston last week. Let’s hope we are “post” COVID. ...Read More | |||
