Industry Insights
| CAAA: New Silica Regulation Signals Increased Protection for Workers | 01/29/2025 | ||
| By: CAAA Communications Team | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Last month, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board approved permanent amendments to its regulation regarding occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS). This decision marks a critical step toward combating the rising epidemic of silicosis, an irreversible and fatal, but preventabl...Read More | |||
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Langham: A Nose for Weird News | 01/24/2025 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| The world of workplace safety saw an odd occurrence in Indonesia. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Wildfires and the Incoming Construction Boom's WC Implications | 01/22/2025 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| A construction boom is coming to California in the wake of the recent devastating wildfires, and it carries significant implications for the state’s workers’ compensation system as communities build back their homes and communities. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Hospitals Rated Lowest for Workers' Comp | 01/17/2025 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| On Thursday, we revealed the highest-rated hospitals for workers’ comp. Today, Health Strategy Associates is DIS-pleased to reveal the 10 lowest-scoring hospitals in the U.S. for workers’ compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: The Best Hospitals for Workers' Comp | 01/16/2025 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| For the first time, Health Strategy Associates LLC is delighted to announce the facilities earning the Top Workers’ Comp Hospital Award. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: How Inertia, Delays and Deadlines Affect Your Settlement | 01/15/2025 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Parties are often surprised by how long it takes to resolve claims. It doesn’t have to be this way. While some causes are beyond participants’ control, parties can proactively take control of the claim to hasten resolution. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Comp Insurance Still Required for Remote Workers | 01/13/2025 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| We received this workers' comp insurance question from a reader. The company considered keeping 40% remote-workers level even though the trend recently leaned toward returning employees to in-office work: ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Experience Mod Disputes Start With Unknown Department | 01/10/2025 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| An employer question came in over the holidays that I thought needed to be addressed to lower the confusion on experience mod disputes. ...Read More | |||
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Montgomery: NYSIF Switches Bill Review and Clearinghouse | 01/08/2025 | |
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| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The New York State Insurance Fund has changed its bill review and electronic billing clearinghouse vendors. ...Read More | |||
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Young: Top California Workers' Comp Developments of 2024, Part 2 | 01/06/2025 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| On Friday, I covered the first five of California's top 10 workers' compensation developments of 2024. Today, I'll round out the second five. ...Read More | |||
