Industry Insights
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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 | |||
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Young: The Medical Malpractice Compromise | 05/03/2022 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | |||
| It appears that the California Legislature is likely to approve a negotiated compromise that would revise limits on medical malpractice claims. ...Read More | |||
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Wickert: Court of Appeals Does About-Face | 05/02/2022 | |
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| By: Lee R. Wickert | |||
| State: KS | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| On the same day that the Alabama Court of Appeals issued its ruling in O’Brien v. Mobile Public Library, attempting to curtail the rights of a workers’ compensation carrier against UM/UIM benefits, the Kansas Court of Appeals was doing exactly the opposite. ...Read More | |||
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Lowe: Templates Revised for Disputed Cases | 04/29/2022 | |
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| By: Lisa A. Lowe | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| We use certain words to mean certain things. Sometimes, we use a word or phrase out of habit, without really thinking of the meaning or implication. ...Read More | |||
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Young: The Next Rate Recommendation | 04/28/2022 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Soon, the California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will be filing its official written recommendation for an adjustment in California’s advisory workers’ comp rates. On April 20, the WCIRB Governing Committee voted after hearing a presentation by Chief Actua...Read More | |||
| CAAA: It's Really Their Money in the First Place | 04/27/2022 | ||
| By: California Applicants' Attorneys Association | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Gov. Gavin Newsom and the legislative leadership agree that inflation is creating real pain for real families. They agree that higher gas prices hurt people who have no choice but to drive to work. They understand that the lower your income, the farther you drive to work. T...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: A Tech Answer to COVID Presumption? | 04/26/2022 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In September of 2020, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law SB 1159, which created various presumptions for COVID exposures. Some are for the initial outbreak, and some are for certain professions such as law enforcement and health care workers, among others. ...Read More | |||
