Industry Insights
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Paduda: What's Up in Work Comp? | 05/08/2026 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Here are a few notable items for your consideration. ...Read More | |||
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Lalancette: Recent Clarifications of the Going-and-Coming Rule | 05/06/2026 | |
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| Source: Chelsea M. Lalancette | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The "going-and-coming" rule is a foundational doctrine in California workers’ compensation law, defining the boundary between compensable work-related injuries and noncompensable personal risks. ...Read More | |||
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Goldstein: Costly 3% Diclofenac Raises Questions About Who Benefits | 05/01/2026 | |
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| By: Cliff Goldstein | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Diclofenac is becoming an increasingly popular medication in workers’ compensation and auto accident cases. It is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug available as a pill or as a topical medication. ...Read More | |||
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Zachry: Better Care, Better Recovery, Better Outcomes | 04/29/2026 | |
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| By: Bill Zachry | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| One of the most overlooked and underutilized tools in workers’ compensation is also one of the simplest: a clear, accurate physical job description of the work the worker was doing at the time of the injury. ...Read More | |||
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Curtius: Medicare Set-Asides in Workers' Compensation Settlements | 04/27/2026 | |
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| By: Kelly A. Curtius | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| In workers’ compensation, the best file is often a closed file. But settling a case is not always straightforward. ...Read More | |||
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Barthel: Challenging Dishonesty in the Work Comp System | 04/20/2026 | |
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| By: Donald R. Barthel | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The Buddha reportedly said, “Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.” ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Why Work Comp Won't Change | 04/17/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| I was talking at length last week with a good friend who works for a large payer, discussing the process of getting the organization to make significant, and very much needed, improvements to its managed care program. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: DWC Posts Helpful QME Checklists | 04/15/2026 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The Division of Workers’ Compensation has added thorough quality assurance checklists for med-legal evaluators to its website that could also be useful for attorneys, hearing representatives and other practitioners as well. ...Read More | |||
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Sykes: What Workers' Comp Adjusters Are Building to Fill the Coordination Gap | 04/13/2026 | |
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| By: Cameron Sykes | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 1 | |||
| “If I have to follow up with just two of these people per claim, it’s incredibly time-consuming and not feasible.” ...Read More | |||
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Goldstein: Sweeping PBM Drug Pricing Reforms Don't Apply to Workers' Compensation | 04/10/2026 | |
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| By: Cliff Goldstein | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Congress, the U.S. Department of Labor and the Federal Trade Commission recently took historic action to rein in pricing abuses by PBMs (pharmacy benefit managers). New laws, rules and a massive civil settlement are all aimed at reducing drug prices that were inflated by certain pervasive PB...Read More | |||
