Industry Insights
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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 | |||
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Snyder: New ABA Ethics Opinion Addresses Use of Interpreters | 11/10/2021 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| On Oct. 6, the American Bar Association published Formal Opinion 500, Language Access in the Client-Lawyer Relationship. ...Read More | |||
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Bishop: Pay Attention to Flawed Studies in QME Reports | 11/09/2021 | |
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| By: David M. Bishop | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| When reviewing panel qualified medical evaluator reports, it’s common for practitioners to gloss over the “research” section despite the fact that the respective doctor is relying on said research to come to the conclusion with the respect to causation, nature, extent and a...Read More | |||
| CAAA: Aftermath of Supplemental Paid Sick Leave | 11/08/2021 | ||
| By: California Applicants' Attorneys Association | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In late September, an important benefit ended for California workers: supplemental paid sick leave. Initially arising out of SB 95, the law required private and public employers of 25 employees or more to provide up to 80 hours of paid sick leave for reasons related to the COVID-19 p...Read More | |||
