Industry Insights
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Snyder: Mediation Confidentiality | 07/11/2025 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| One place a would-be settle-and-sue plaintiff is not going to find cannon fodder is for communications during mediation. California has stringent laws to protect confidentiality in mediation. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Settle and Sue: Don't Let It Happen to You | 07/09/2025 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| As the attorneys and adjuster hammered out the settlement agreement in the main conference room, I passed the smaller room and saw the plaintiff weeping. I’ve also seen some very angry defendants. I have had to take steps to ensure that parties didn’t feel ramrodded into settlement....Read More | |||
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Kamin: State Senate Committee to Consider SIBTF Bill | 07/07/2025 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Lawmakers in the California State Senate are scheduled to discuss a bill that proposes changes to the state’s Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund amid the backdrop of the fund’s payouts and employer assessments reaching new highs. ...Read More | |||
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Anders: Self vs. Professional MSA Administration: Which Is Right for the Injured Worker? | 06/30/2025 | |
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| By: Daniel Anders | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| When a workers’ compensation claim settles and includes a Medicare set-aside, that’s not the end of the story; it’s the beginning of a new responsibility for the injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Court Affirms Finding of Police Officer's Joint Employment | 06/27/2025 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| Joint employment for workers’ compensation purposes is quite common in New Jersey. Examples are employees who work for staffing agencies and professional employer organizations. ...Read More | |||
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Fricker: A New Era for Comp Subrogation | 06/25/2025 | |
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| By: Matthew T. Fricker | |||
| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| On May 31, Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo signed into law Senate Bill 258, a bipartisan effort that marks a pivotal turning point in the evolution of workers’ compensation subrogation rights in the Silver State. ...Read More | |||
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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 | |||
