Industry Insights
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Burns: Avoiding Additional QME Panels | 06/25/2021 | |
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| By: Michael P. Burns | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| One of the most common complaints that arise in the life of a workers' compensation case, from a defense perspective, is applicants requesting additional QME panels. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Work Comp Is the Innovation-Prevention Industry | 06/24/2021 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Workers’ comp is the innovation-prevention industry. ...Read More | |||
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Wong and Hannon: Are You Getting the Most From Your IMEs? | 06/23/2021 | |
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| By: Sara Wong and Mary Hannon | |||
| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| An independent medical examination is a valuable tool to set your claim up for success. However, like all tools, the ultimate value of an IME will depend on how you use it. ...Read More | |||
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Hernandez: Subrogation in Legal Malpractice Cases | 06/18/2021 | |
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| By: Elizabeth K. Hernandez | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A new ruling from the Florida Supreme Court may shed some light on the ability of a workers’ compensation carrier to seek reimbursement from an employee’s legal malpractice claim against a personal injury attorney. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: A Business Model in Search of a Problem | 06/17/2021 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The workers’ comp services business is brutally competitive, a shrinking pie fought over by increasingly aggressive vendors, each striving to differentiate and demonstrate value. ...Read More | |||
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Donovan: Masks, Cal/OSHA and the Rapidly Changing Guidance for Employers | 06/16/2021 | |
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| By: Amy Donovan | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | |||
| Employers throughout California are experiencing whiplash as the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health continues to revise its proposed emergency temporary standard for COVID-19, and the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration issues its own ETS for health care worke...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Road to 100% PD Narrows | 06/15/2021 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| It’s been a dizzyingly busy time to be in workers’ compensation, and I will endeavor to bring you a little slice of the goings-on. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Serious Accident Following Annual Holiday Party Not Compensable | 06/14/2021 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| All too often, holiday parties end with some unfortunate injury. Is such an injury covered in workers’ compensation? It depends on the circumstances. ...Read More | |||
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Salem: Appeals Board Instructs on Parking Lot Cases | 06/11/2021 | |
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| By: Jane Salem | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Appeals Board recently released an opinion affirming a trial court’s denial of summary judgment. ...Read More | |||
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Caton: Occupational Exposure to Wildfire Smoke and COVID-19 Risks | 06/10/2021 | |
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| By: Trina Caton | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The last several years have been marked by the unprecedented frequency and extent of wildfires in California and other regions of the country. ...Read More | |||
