Industry Insights
| Response to 'Ghost Town' Perception | 05/31/2013 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| On April 27, 2013, a blog was posted on The Legal Examiner. A link to that article is at the end of this post. The author is an attorney. He makes some interesting observations about the St. Petersburg district office of the Office of Judges of Compensation Claims, asserting that “the place is...Read More | |||
| Removal of 'Reasonable' Creates a Ghost Town in Work Comp Court | 05/06/2013 | ||
| By: Scott Marshall | |||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| When I first began practicing law in the mid-1990s, I was one of many young attorneys, aged 28-35, who had embarked upon a career in workers’ compensation law. In those days, the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims was a very busy place. The St. Petersburg District Office had two judge...Read More | |||
| Ruling Supports Random Drug/Alcohol Testing by Employers | 03/14/2013 | ||
| By: Eugene Keefe | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| In EEOC v. United States Steel Corp. (USDC W.D. Pa., Feb. 20, 2012), the facts involved a U.S. Steel facility in Pennsylvania which established a random d...Read More | |||
| Retired Jocks Dig for Gold in the California Hills | 02/28/2013 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| We have long noted how the generous benefit structure in California encourages professional athletes to file claims long after their careers are over. These athletes need not play for teams based in California: just playing a few games in the state over the course of their careers opens the door for...Read More | |||
| Reform and Regulations a Double-Edged Sword to Fight Fraud | 12/17/2012 | ||
| By: Calif. Professional Association of Specialty Contractors | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The passage of Senate Bill 863 (de Leon) overhauling California's workers' compensation system is seen by contractors throughout the state as the sharp edge of a double-edged sword to reduce fraud and take a slice out of the construction underground economy. After years of working with state...Read More | |||
| Reefer Madness | 11/15/2012 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Last week a majority of Colorado and Washington voters voted to loosen restrictions on marijuana production and use. Currently it is unknown what the federal response will be towards these state efforts. In the last few years in California, pot dispensaries have largely been untouched by federal reg...Read More | |||
| Retaliation and the Workers' Comp Act: What Is Protected? | 11/06/2012 | ||
| By: John Holmquist | |||
| State: MI | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Michigan's Workers' Disability Compensation Act protects workers from a retaliatory discharge for filing a claim or exercising a right afforded by the statute. Courts have interpreted the act as not prohibiting a discharge under this provision where the employer fires an employee for an anti...Read More | |||
| Reformists' Secrecy and Departmental Lobbying | 08/20/2012 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Confirming that it is a political entity rather than an unbiased state agency, the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) formally announced support of the proposed reform a deal that the department had a strong hand in brokering.In its press release, DIR states, &l...Read More | |||
| Report on Violence and Aggression against Maine's Caregivers | 08/16/2012 | ||
| By: Julie Ferguson | |||
| State: ME | Segment: | 0 | |||
| When it comes to on-the-job assaults, health care workers are on the front lines. Earlier this year, the National Council on Compensation Insurance issued a report on Violence in the Workplace, which showed that homicides and assaults are trending down. Good news, overall, but let's take a close...Read More | |||
| Ramp Up your Accident/Incident Reporting Protocols | 07/11/2012 | ||
| By: Eugene Keefe | |||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| We truly feel this is one of the most important things U.S. risk managers/claims handlers have to get on board with. Some risk managers look at the 45-day rule in the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act and think that concept sets some sort of personnel rule for your organization in reporting a...Read More | |||
