Industry Insights
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Kamin: AI for HR Equals Bad Injury Reporting | 06/20/2025 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| An emergent new trend of using artificial intelligence to replace human resources employees could pose problems for workers’ compensation defendants tasked with confirming whether or not any injuries occurred on the job. ...Read More | |||
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Montgomery: Will DWC Ignore New Law? | 06/18/2025 | |
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| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| On June 2, the California Assembly unanimously passed Assembly Bill 1293, which aims to improve the state’s medical-legal process for resolving disputes between injured workers and claims administrators. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: 4th DCA Clarifies DOI From Date of Knowledge | 06/16/2025 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The date an injured worker realizes he can file a workers’ compensation claim is completely different from the date he knew his disability was caused by a specific job, according to a recently published decision from the 4th District Court of Appeal analyzing how to determine...Read More | |||
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Wade: Are the Old Ways Gone? | 06/13/2025 | |
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| By: Jeremy Wade | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | |||
| According to the dictionary, nostalgia is defined as a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for a past time or condition. It can be a bittersweet feeling, often involving a longing for simpler times or a sense of loss, even when reminiscing about positive experiences. Various things, inclu...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Trust Your Intuition | 06/12/2025 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Intuition is the brain function that lets you jump from one piece of information to another. It’s why you may get your best case management ideas in the shower or even in a dream. It’s why you have that gnawing feeling that something is not quite fitting together the way it should to ...Read More | |||
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Montgomery: DIR Director Reportedly Resigning | 06/11/2025 | |
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| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| According to a report, California Department of Industrial Relations Director Katrina Hagen is stepping down after five years. ...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Supreme Court to Review COVID Compensability | 06/06/2025 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to review Amato v. Township of Ocean School District, a pivotal case with significant implications for workers' compensation benefits related to COVID-19 occupational exposure, particularly concerning the interpretation of "essential employee&...Read More | |||
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Paduda: WCRI's New Studies | 06/05/2025 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute is on the ball. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: 187 Pages of WCRI State Stats | 06/02/2025 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| One of the best free workers' comp info sources on medical pricing nationwide was published in May by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. The authors of the study are Rebecca Yang and Olesya Fomenko. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: The Gutting of NIOSH | 05/30/2025 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| It's really easy to miss important news these days. Here’s an item that, in normal times, would be headline news in the work comp industry. ...Read More | |||
