Industry Insights
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Kamin: Auto Accidents, DUIs and Apportionment | 02/28/2025 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Auto accidents are one of the leading sources of nonindustrial apportionment in California workers’ compensation claims, and a small subset of those result from driving under the influence. ...Read More | |||
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Ginther: Third-Party Claims Don't Have to Be Confusing | 02/26/2025 | |
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| By: Scot A. Ginther | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Understanding the importance of subrogation strategies on third-party claims can save defendants in the workers’ compensation system large sums of money. ...Read More | |||
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Burns: Is Personal Appearance at Trial Really Necessary? | 02/24/2025 | |
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| By: Michael P. Burns | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| One frequent tactic of some attorneys is to attempt to force the in-person appearance of a claims adjuster at trial. ...Read More | |||
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Martin: How to Compel the Depo Transcript to a PQME | 02/21/2025 | |
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| By: Rebecca M. Martin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| When an applicant's attorney objects to a proposal to send a qualified medical evaluator a deposition transcript, filing a petition to compel the deposition transcript to the QME can be a useful tool to getting more objective testimony in front of the evaluator’s eyes. ...Read More | |||
| CAAA: Proposed Guideline Would Ban Cannabis for Injury Treatment | 02/19/2025 | ||
| By: CAAA Communications Team | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation introduced new treatment guidelines that would prevent cannabis from being prescribed for pain management through the state’s Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule. The new guidelines, released late last month, align with ...Read More | |||
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Stith: States With the Most Opportunity to Improve Care for Injured Workers | 02/14/2025 | |
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| By: Jay Stith | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| We’ve been getting many questions about the Health Strategy Associates Workers’ Comp Facility Assessment Tool. One that’s come up a few times is how big a “lift” payers and injured workers can realistically expect by changing facilities. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Magic Words for Successful Mediation | 02/12/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| I recently read "Magic Words: What to Say to Get Your Way," by Johan Berger. The book does not specifically target legal disputes, but here are some suggestions based on my interpretation of some of his conclusions. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Not Pressing Charges for Criminal Acts Complicates Post-Term Claim Defenses | 02/10/2025 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Employers can depress the value of post-termination workers’ compensation claims by pressing charges against employees who have committed severe criminal acts, such as stealing large sums of money or assaulting co-workers. ...Read More | |||
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Montgomery: How to Bill the DOL | 02/05/2025 | |
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| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| In daisyBill’s experience, the United States Department of Labor is a model workers’ comp claims administrator (aka payer or carrier), consistently paying providers accurately and rapidly for injured worker treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: The Real Reason Mega Claims Are More Expensive and Common | 01/31/2025 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| A few weeks ago, I sat through an hour-long webinar on mega claims where medical care, costs, variation, location, provider type and trends in health system consolidation and its impact were completely ignored. ...Read More | |||
