Industry Insights
| CAAA: Artificial Intelligence and Real Injuries | 11/24/2021 | ||
| By: California Applicants' Attorneys Association | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Amazon may have perfected 21st-century technology, but it results in workplace injuries at a 19th-century pace. Hundreds of robots. Thousands of computers. Billions of bar codes. Miles of conveyors. Tracking packages for faster delivery. Tracking workers for faster terminat...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: A Proper Venue? | 11/23/2021 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Have you seen the very recent panel decision in the case of Shuey v. City of Redlands Police Department? ...Read More | |||
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Hannon: Significant Decisions Refresher: Time-Loss Compensation and Loss of Earning Power | 11/22/2021 | |
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| By: Mary Hannon | |||
| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| This week’s refresher concerns significant Washington Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals decisions related to time-loss compensation and loss of earning power. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: No Medical Fee Schedule = Higher Costs | 11/19/2021 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: WI | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Workers' comp fee schedules tend to keep costs down in most states. A medical fee schedule for workers' comp would assist Wisconsin employers in keeping their costs under control. ...Read More | |||
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Switzer: In Re: Accurate, Quality Court Interpretation | 11/18/2021 | |
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| By: Kenneth M. Switzer | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation’s annual educational conference took place two weeks ago and always produces several hidden gems. One that I found most intriguing was the session on interpretation. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Practical Advice in Defending COVID-19 Claim Petitions | 11/17/2021 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Many claim petitions have been filed in the Division of Workers’ Compensation seeking awards of permanent partial and total disability, as well as dependency benefits arising from exposure to COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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Torrey: 50th Anniversary of National Commission on State Workmen's Compensation Laws | 11/16/2021 | |
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| By: David B. Torrey | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The year 2022 will mark the 50th anniversary of the 1972 publication of the Report of the National Commission on State Workmen’s Compensation Laws. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Automation's Effect on Comp | 11/15/2021 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I just can’t help but share another cool new piece of technology that is so nifty, it’s likely the sign of yet another shrinking of the workers’ comp world. After all, the more automation and the fewer jobs around that result in injury, the fewer files for us all to a...Read More | |||
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Moore: Two Recent COVID-19 Differences | 11/12/2021 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Many times on this website, comparisons have been made between the National Council on Compensation Insurance and Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau rules. NCCI is the rating bureau that covers 41 states, with its headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida. The WC...Read More | |||
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Groothuyzen: Critical Deadlines Under Emergency Regulations CCR 36.7 and 46.2 | 11/11/2021 | |
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| By: Zack E. Groothuyzen | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I don’t know what your educational experience was like, but during my childhood, I vividly recall many of my student peers waiting until the last minute to turn in assignments. ...Read More | |||
