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Workers' Compensation News
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Kamin: The Jack of All Trades | 01/30/2018 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 580 | 0 | |||
| What do a landscaper, licensed vocational nurse and a grocery store clerk all have in common? All three are at elevated risks for slips and falls, no matter how diligent or careful they are. There are many unique parallels. ...Read More | |||
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Langham: Tennessee Exposure Lesson | 01/29/2018 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 549 | 0 | |||
| A recent Tennessee Supreme Court case affirmed death benefits awarded to a widow. Holbert v. JBM Inc. is interesting as an illustration of occupational exposure. It is also an interesting illustrati...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Concentra's Approach to Telemedicine | 01/26/2018 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 886 | 0 | |||
| Today we’re continuing to dig into what individual companies are doing in telemedicine. ...Read More | |||
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Sams: MEMIC on Top, According to Some Group Few Have Heard Of | 01/25/2018 | |
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| By: Jim Sams | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 872 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 283 min read | |||
| I didn’t learn until this week that the MEMIC Group is the nation’s “top” workers’ compensation insurer. ...Read More | |||
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Keefe: Court Spells Out Employer's Liability Limits | 01/24/2018 | |
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| By: Eugene Keefe | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 445 | 0 | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court, Workers' Compensation Division, ruled an Illinois employer's liability for an injured worker’s medical benefits was limited to the amount actually paid to the treatment providers, even if they were paid at a discounted rate negotiated by ...Read More | |||
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Wingenroth: The CRC Dark Days Are Coming | 01/23/2018 | |
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| By: Jessica M. Wingenroth | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 478 | 0 | |||
| The highly anticipated Commercial Repayment Center contractor transition from CGI Federal to Performant Recovery was discussed in a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services town hall presentation Thursday. The stated goal: seamless, painless and efficient transition, with zero impac...Read More | |||
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Moore: Workers' Comp Insurance Crisis Comes From Outside U.S. — or Does It? | 01/22/2018 | |
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| Source: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 404 | 0 | |||
| I have written often that China’s banking crisis could cause quite large rumblings in most of the domestic financial markets, including insurance. Where would the crisis be the most devastating? ...Read More | |||
| Are Injuries Sustained While Driving From AME Exam Compensable? | 01/19/2018 | ||
| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 747 | 1 | |||
| Minarik v. Del Taco is a somewhat recent panel decision, and now writ-denied claim, in which a workers' compensation judge and the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board held that injuries sustained en route to an agreed medical evaluator exam on an accepted case were compensa...Read More | |||
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Young: 2018 California Workers' Comp Quiz | 01/18/2018 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 888 | 0 | |||
| Every new year I kick off January with a quiz on likely developments in California workers’ comp. Readers can test their insight into probable 2018 happenings in the comp world by taking the following test. ...Read More | |||
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West: When Is Communication not Communication? | 01/17/2018 | |
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| By: Jeremy P. West | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 443 | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| When is communication not communication? When it’s information. ...Read More | |||
