Quote of the day
"These are long-term injuries in a system that's designed to fix things, not manage them."
Dr. Peter Abaci, chronic pain specialist and co-founder of Bay Area Pain & Wellness Center
Functional Restoration Earns Respect
It is not for all injured workers. What is Functional Restoration? When does it work? How, in light of a tough fee schedule, does it get paid for? Which carrier is leading the way? You might be surprised—and if you’re a premium subscriber you can find all the answers to this bleeding-edge therapy by clicking right here or in the current print edition of Workers’ Comp Executive.
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Vocational Testimony Causing Court Confusion
Think the issue of when the new Permanent Disability Rating Schedule applies is settled? Think again. Premium subscribers can learn new ways the schedule is being challenged right here, right now or read about it later in the current print edition of Workers’ Comp Executive.
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WCIRB Expands Audits
Test audits conducted by California’s Workers’ Compensation and Insurance Rating Bureau to keep it honest are increasing in scope – are you next? Premium subscribers can get the details right here or in the current print edition.
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Change for Class Actions?
Will there be change for how class actions are created in the Legislature, or by ballot—or not at all? The feds have changed the rules for class actions and made them more business-friendly, as have many states. But California has more politically active lawyers than anywhere else. Will there be change and if so, where will it come from? Who are the special interests involved? How does it affect the insurance industry and its ratepayers? Premium subscribers can find out in the current print edition or on the website by clicking here.
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Publius LXI: A Kafkaesque State Fund
While Rome burned, the fiddle was played. Find out who’s fiddling now, where, and why State Fund is what it is and isn’t likely to change. This FREE commentary by Publius puts the hammer right where it should be, sometimes with a subtle tap and other times, well, read it you’ll see it too: Click right here.
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Principles-Based Regulation
New York’s insurance industry is salivating over a new regulatory philosophy that seeks the possible repeal of regulations that micromanage, but are principles-based regulations the way to go? Can they work in California? Premium subscribers can find out right here or read it in the current print edition of Workers’ Comp Executive.
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Burden of Proof, Employee Incentives Determined by Courts
The Supreme Court issued two substantial decisions last week. Find out the impact to workers’ compensation right here or in the current print edition of Workers’ Comp Executive.
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