Industry Insights
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Grinberg: Parts of WCAB Reopening in Person | 07/27/2021 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The question that is asked over and over by every Californian, and, of course, every workers’ compensation practitioner, is if we are going back to “normal” and if so, then when? For well over a year now, every hearing has been either over the phone or via LifeSize, and alm...Read More | |||
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Paduda: COVID-Related Treatment Delays | 07/26/2021 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Didn’t happen. Joe Paduda ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Transparency in Drug Pricing | 07/23/2021 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| One of the top issues in work comp pharmacy — heck, in all pharmacy — is transparency. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Long Drive for Lunch After Business Meeting Not Compensable | 07/22/2021 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Andrew Mackoff worked as a salesman and account manager for New Brunswick Saw Services. One of his duties was to travel to the company’s businesses for meetings and service calls. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Proposal to Reduce Decision Time Frame Fails in Assembly | 07/21/2021 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Assembly Insurance Committee failed to pass Senate Bill 335’s proposal to reduce the 90-day decision time frame during its July 13 meeting. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: What's the End Game for Injured Workers Pharmacy? | 07/20/2021 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Injured Workers Pharmacy has been a pain in the butt for work comp payers for years. The company’s business model is predicated on getting prescribing doctors and claimants' attorneys to have their patients/clients get their meds from IWP. ...Read More | |||
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Young: Effective Post-Termination Deposition Strategies | 07/19/2021 | |
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| By: Glen E. Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| After taking more than 2,000 depositions over 25 years, I have realized that the essential questions and strategy are normally not employed until it is too late. Many applicants' attorneys refuse to allow a second deposition, excluding those who are just in it for the LC 5710 fees. ...Read More | |||
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Mejia: What the EEOC Says About Vaccination Mandates in the Workplace | 07/16/2021 | |
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| By: Karen P. Mejia | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| With Gov. Gavin Newsom’s grand reopening of the state of California on June 15, new questions are being raised for the returning workforce, the most notable question being whether employers will be allowed to mandate that their employees take one of the COVID-19 vaccines. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: AB 334 and Skin Cancer Presumption | 07/15/2021 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| You know what? Sometimes, I'm in a situation where I just have to be the bad guy. Well, perhaps this is one of those situations because one of the pieces of legislation snaking its way through Sacramento is ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Do You Hate Your Siblings This Much? | 07/14/2021 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A Minnesota appellate case shows how damaging intra-family business disputes can be. ...Read More | |||
