Several adjusters are quick to rule out subrogation during the investigation phase of their files, …
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Claim Management
File A Negligence Claim In Transportation Claims To Save Work Comp Costs
A new decision, “Pasternack, Tilker et al, LLP”, 2d Dept. (6/10/15) helps …
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Do Not Horse Around When Denying Horseplay Claims
Generally speaking workers compensation laws consider on the job horse play with resulting injury …
Gain A Competitive Advantage In Workers’ Comp With Pre-Claim Nurse Triage
In today’s marketplace, finding the competitive advantage while ensuring best-in-class …
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Employers Critical Role In Work Comp Claims Handling
More and more employers are developing workers compensation claim handling instructions to claim …
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Pay Particular Attention To Work Comp Claims That Overlap With Other Laws
“Flexibility” when you’re involved in a claim of any kind, gives you options – and that means …
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Police Officer Claim Denied After Fighting Off Burglar: Is That Fair?
Life is not fair. At least I recall my dad telling me this time and time again throughout my years …
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Dealing With Illegal Aliens in Workers’ Compensation
Over the last several years, many states have confronted the issue of whether illegal aliens are …
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Contradiction of Famous 100 Yr Old High Court Work Comp Decision
Five weeks ago, a decision was published dealing with a worker who had a severe hand injury …
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Opt-Out In Workers Compensation Is Not A New Concept
Currently, there are proposals in some states for allowing workers to “opt out” of workers’ comp. …
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Employer Defenses Against Work Comp Claims Involving Marijuana
Trend Favoring The Employer So far the judicial trend is favoring the employer in …
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Investigating Work Comp Fraud: Concealed Working Off The Books
If an employer has, say, a hundred or more workers who are semi-skilled, sooner or later there will …
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Top 10 Employer Complaints About Their Adjuster / Carrier
Over the years I have fielded several complaints from employers about their work comp adjuster or …
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The Prohibited Acts Doctrine: Do Not Pass GO; Do Not Collect $200
The Prohibited Acts Doctrine is used in workers’ compensation cases as a primary …
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Workers Compensation Second Injury Fund Alert
Problem Employers get little to no relief from state workers compensation second injury funds. …
‘Tis The Season For Claim Reviews
As we start to approach the end of the year, it is a common time for adjusters to be bombarded with …
Know Your Rights In New York Comp Claim Hearings
Employer’s rights in NY comp claims? What might those be? The NY Workers Comp Board …
Using Medical Record Searches to Stop Fraud
By: Carlos Ayestas, National Sales Director, GCS Investigations In workers’ …
Work Comp Adjuster Best Practice: Trust But Verify
This was the slogan of an old associate I had way back in the day. I have mentioned it here in …
Workers Comp Claim Adjuster’s Dream Job
For the most part an adjuster works from day to day. They work in an office or cubicle, and go …
