Industry Insights
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Montgomery: DWC to Impose Costly New Reporting Burdens on Providers | 07/25/2024 | |
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| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation is proposing major changes to the forms providers use for injured workers’ progress reports, the doctors’ first report of occupational injury, permanent and stationary reports, and requests for authorization. ...Read More | |||
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Lehman: Oral Arguments, Conflicting Experts and Significant Reversal | 07/23/2024 | |
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| By: Kaitlynn Lehman | |||
| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| Writing to you “From the Bench,” my name is Kaitlynn Lehman, and I’ve just finished my first year of law school at Belmont University. The Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has taken me under its wing as an intern to show me the ins and outs of the practice of law ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Copy and Paste Is Not File Documentation | 07/19/2024 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Workers' comp file documentation became very critical in the post-pandemic area. One area for adjusters that seems to have become almost the norm is copy and pasting the same info from note to note. ...Read More | |||
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Wickert: Which Comp Benefits Can Be Subrogated? | 07/18/2024 | |
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| By: Gary L. Wickert | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| It’s the question every claims professional and trial attorney claims to know but few fully understand. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: How Long Do Subcontractor Certs Last? | 07/17/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| I have written often on the subject of subcontractor certs. Certs, also known as certificates of insurance, show that a contractor company has workers' compensation among other types of insurance. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Amended Bill on Medical Appointments Heads to Appropriations | 07/16/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| California lawmakers recently amended a bill to remove a controversial provision that would have mandated temporary disability for medical appointments. ...Read More | |||
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Young: Golden State's Top Comp Developments in First Half of 2024, Part 2 | 07/12/2024 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Welcome back. Julius Young On T...Read More | |||
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Young: Golden State's Top Comp Developments in First Half of 2024, Part 1 | 07/11/2024 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| What developments in California workers’ compensation stand out in the first half of 2024? ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Best Practices for Taking Notes During Mediation | 07/10/2024 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Of course, you want to take notes during mediation. You want to record new information as it emerges. You need to keep close track of demands and offers. But participants’ note-taking could take away from the value of this mediation. ...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Trench Injury Not an Intentional Wrong | 07/08/2024 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A federal court held that injuries sustained while cleaning a trench conveyor trim removal system at a paper manufacturing facility did not meet the threshold test for an intentional tort. ...Read More | |||
