Industry Insights
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Paduda: Agriculture, COVID-19 and Workers' Comp Claims | 08/19/2020 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 282 | 0 | |||
| Here’s what’s puzzling me about agricultural workers, COVID-19 infections and workers’ comp: Few agricultural wo...Read More | |||
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Castillo: Key Facts to Consider | 08/18/2020 | |
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| Source: Michael Castillo | |||
| State: CA | Segment: NATIONAL | 218 | 0 | |||
| State lawmakers are considering three separate bills, all of which will be heard in their respective Appropriations Committees in the next two weeks, that would establish various levels of workers’ compensation presumptions for essential workers who contract COVID-19 on the job. ...Read More | |||
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Carnahan: COVID Offers Chance to Rethink Work Comp | 08/17/2020 | |
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| By: Karlyn Carnahan | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 214 | 0 | |||
| Workers’ compensation pre-COVID was an extremely competitive market and now, as we’re in the midst of COVID, continues to be a highly competitive line of business. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Think Again About Those COVID-19 Numbers | 08/14/2020 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 262 | 0 | |||
| Many prognosticators and the press have rushed to publish or make sense of any workers' comp COVID-19 numbers, including claim counts and rating information. ...Read More | |||
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Duff: Some Quick Thoughts on Presumptions | 08/13/2020 | |
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| By: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 300 | 0 | |||
| I am very clear on why certain people do not “understand” COVID-19 workers’ compensation causation presumptions. There is that very old (gendered) Upton Sinclair saw: “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding i...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Why Your Cases Aren't Settling | 08/12/2020 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 282 | 0 | |||
| Why aren’t your cases settling? In his book, "How to Talk to Strangers," best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell explains that we normally DTT — default to truth — when we receive communication. When we default to lies instead of to truth, we undermine our abili...Read More | |||
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Moore: Telecommuting Employee Accidents: Risk Management and Claims Nightmare? | 08/11/2020 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 365 | 0 | |||
| The coronavirus pandemic grew what was a “cottage industry” type job to one of the most popular jobs in existence today. Most telecommuting employee accidents will involve in-home hazards. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Respondents Can Reopen Cases, Too | 08/10/2020 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 183 | 0 | |||
| Employers and workers’ compensation professionals are very familiar with reopener petitions or applications for modification of awards. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: COVID Is Crushing Work Comp Claim Counts | 08/07/2020 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 814 | 0 | |||
| Thank you, California Workers' Compensation Institute. Due to its diligence and foresight, we now know: ...Read More | |||
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Peabody: WCAB Explains That SIBTF PD Should Be Added, Not Combined | 08/06/2020 | |
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| By: Michael Peabody | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 350 | 0 | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board issued an en banc decision in June clarifying that prior and subsequent injuries should be “added” and not “combined” to determine whether the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF) should be involved. ...Read More | |||
