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After two years, COVID-19 continues to impact workers’ compensation claims. In previous entries, we provided a broad look at the industry. As we learn more about the long-term effects of the pandemic on claims operations, we want […]

Imagine dropping your vehicle off with a reputable car dealer for an oil change, and then find yourself getting sued for negligence when that vehicle is involved in an accident. As covered on this site and elsewhere, […]

About a year ago, I wrote a post here about a judge who engaged in the practice of law. See Practice of Law (July 2021). The story is about a Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) report […]

2022 may in fact be a year for significant California workers’ comp reforms. The last major reforms were a decade ago, in 2012, under Governor Brown. Inflation continues to eat at permanent disability awards and settlements. […]

Over the years (since 1996), one of the most popular questions that I have fielded is what do I do if I want to be a Workers Comp Consultant? This question came from interns, agents, […]

One indisputable fact about medical care is that unless it’s an emergency situation, you will start with more conservative medical care before getting more expensive medical care. The simplest example would be if you hurt […]

Offices are consolidating, counties are moving, mediation is changing. "Lions, and Tigers, and Bears, Oh My!" (Wizard of Oz, MGM 1939). I cannot get Carly Simon out of my mind this morning. For some reason, when […]

Artificial intelligence.  Block chain.  Wearables. Smart phones. Chatbots. Various combinations thereof. All these tech wonder-things are working their way into workers’ comp…or at least trying to. I’ve been tracking this sporadically (who has time to […]