Washington Appeals Court Decision Has Malignant Potential

• 08/01/18

The timing probably couldn’t have been better. I had just concluded my fifth time moderating a session called “Things That Make Bob Go, Hmmmmm” at the 70thAnnual Conference of the Southern ...
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In Technology, One Innovation Doesn't Necessarily Fit All

• 07/30/18

There is a restaurant in Terminal A at Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC that offers a unique lesson in the adaptation of new technologies. The message may be that innovation that is good for one may ...
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Reprising My Hmmmm Role at SAWCA

• 07/25/18

I am off to Virginia this morning, to attend the last couple days of the annual conference of the Southern Association of Workers’ Compensation Administrators (SAWCA). I am hosting a panel there Friday ...
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Wedding Bells Ring for a Marriage Made in Workers' Comp

• 07/24/18

There has been a lot of activity in the mergers and acquisitions arena of the workers’ compensation industry lately. Numerous big companies have been swallowed up by bigger companies, forming new, even ...
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The Price of Getting Old: California Gets Under Our Skin (and Contents)

• 07/23/18

A week ago, I was in California, speaking at the annual conference of the California Coalition on Workers’ Compensation. A very big topic there was the proliferation of “Skin and Contents” ...
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You Don't Have to Hire the Psychologist, But You Must Understand the Psychology

• 07/19/18

There are a number of constants in the world of workplace injuries and workers’ compensation. One of them is the fact that employers hate the idea of paying for psychiatric care, and they will work to ...
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Kids' Chance and the Best Job in the World

• 07/18/18

By all accounts I have a pretty great job. I get to work with terrific people and have made many strong friendships around the country. I have the opportunity to be creative in this position, and, if I do ...
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The Risk Management Follies, or When Your Media Training Call Is a PR Disaster

• 07/16/18

I am fascinated by the world of risk management. There are so many challenges to the field; so many potential threats to be concerned with. And despite the best laid plans of mice and men, things can go ...
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Miracle Cures

• 07/11/18

I shouldn’t be writing about this. I should instead be making a beeline to a US Patent Office to secure these ideas and ensure for myself a vast amount of future riches. But, that sounds like a lot of ...
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