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Disconnect between Form, Statute Merits 2nd Look at Florida Claimant’s Marital Income
Disconnect between Form, Statute Merits 2nd Look at Florida Claimant’s Marital Income

Case File A Florida court acknowledged that the affidavit failed to disclose all marital income required by section 440.25(5)(b) and Rule 9.180. However, it also noted that the claimant completed the OJCC's prescribed form exactly […]
2 Springsteen Tickets vs. a Career? National Comp. Session Breaks Down why Fraud Happens
2 Springsteen Tickets vs. a Career? National Comp. Session Breaks Down why Fraud Happens

Conference Insights Picture it: You've reached the top of your field, you make great money, you have a great reputation, and you're doing the work you love. Then, the chance to offer up some insider […]
Was Ice Cream Worker’s Slip in ‘Slides’ in Course of Employment or Violation of Safety Rules?
Was Ice Cream Worker’s Slip in ‘Slides’ in Course of Employment or Violation of Safety Rules?

What Do You Think? Comfy sandals might be an acceptable mode of footwear to get to and from work, but if you're at the jobsite, when do you have to ditch the thongs and put […]
Communication, Finding ‘Why’ Top Tipsters’ List of how to Improve Workers’ Comp
Communication, Finding ‘Why’ Top Tipsters’ List of how to Improve Workers’ Comp

Conference Insights If you get a panel of workers' compensation experts on stage, offer them drinks, and ask them to deliver chunks of strategy in one-minute bites, what do you get? SIPS and TIPS at […]
Getting to Better Workers’ Comp Outcomes Could be Just a Few Words Away
Getting to Better Workers’ Comp Outcomes Could be Just a Few Words Away

Conference Insights Does how someone talks about an injury determine how well they recover from it? It's easy to say that words matter, but at National Comp, Hector Cano of Frank Winston Crum, Dr. Marcos […]
Don’t Want to Make Bad Caselaw? Remember, ‘It Ain’t Personal’
Don’t Want to Make Bad Caselaw? Remember, ‘It Ain’t Personal’

Conference Insights Attorneys like to win, and when a case doesn't go their way, they want to fight for "the dub," but sometimes the best strategy -- and what's best for workers' comp -- is […]
Tech’s not the Struggle, what Comes after Is: National Comp. Panel
Tech’s not the Struggle, what Comes after Is: National Comp. Panel

Conference Insights As AI becomes something that no organization can live without, how much do organizations need to be thinking about tech and how much should they turn their focus to what to do with […]
Kentucky Suit Against PBMs Warrants Federal, not State, Court Jurisdiction
Kentucky Suit Against PBMs Warrants Federal, not State, Court Jurisdiction

Case File Kentucky's claims against pharmacy benefit managers were sufficiently connected to the PBMs' federally directed activities and involved colorable federal defenses. As a result, the PBMs properly removed the action to federal court under […]