Industry Insights
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Young: The WCAB and MSA Approval | 06/08/2023 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: NA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| A recent California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board panel decision highlights some of the challenges in settling cases with a Medicare set-aside. ...Read More | |||
| Combining Succesive Industrial Injuries | 07/06/2002 | ||
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| Under the cases of Wilkinson v. WCAB, 42 CCC 406 and Bauer v. County of Los Angeles, 34 CCC 594, when two industrial injuries to the same part of body become permanent and stationary on the same date, no L.C. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Price and Spend in Work Comp Medical | 06/07/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| These are the basics here, folks. Joe Paduda...Read More | |||
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Langham: Fee Schedules Revised | 06/06/2023 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| This post continues the discussion of the impact of CS/CS/ HB487 (2023). The first part, including reminders of the nomenclature and legislative process, is in ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: 'We Don't Do Emails' | 06/05/2023 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Have you ever asked opposing counsel for an email address only to be told, “We don’t do emails”? ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: That Giant Sucking Sound, Version 3 | 06/02/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| That giant sucking sound is hospitals hoovering dollars out of employers', work comp insurers' and taxpayers’ wallets. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: How to Get Apportionment From Older Awards | 06/01/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | |||
| When defending against an applicant with a prior award under an older permanent disability rating schedule, practitioners should take a few extra steps to ensure that they get Benson apportionment to the prior award. ...Read More | |||
| Zachry: Collateral Requirements for Workers' Compensation | 05/31/2023 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 1 | |||
| This paper provides insight into workers’ compensation insurance collateral requirements and collateral processes affecting employers that are self-insured or that retain risk associated with their workers’ compensation program. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Grant for Study Decision Looms | 05/30/2023 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | |||
| The 2nd District Court of Appeal has now completed oral arguments and is considering final briefing in the dispute over whether the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board’s “grant for study” process is constitutional. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Patient Satisfaction Does Not Equal Quality of Care | 05/26/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 1 | |||
| Health care quality is a huge issue in the United States. Despite claims that we have the best health care in the world, the reality is far different. ...Read More | |||
