Thank You and Some Comments About Best Blogs 2019

• 09/09/19

Last week we announced the winners of our 2019 Workers' Comp Best Blogs contest. It is the fourth time we have run the program. This blog made the list once again, and, as I wrote after previous ...
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An Article Written While Suffering Writer's Block

• 09/06/19

Editor's Note: Sometime's it is diificult to see the level of effort that goes into writing an article or blog post. We should note that Bob worked very hard on this article, and despite suffering what is ...
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California’s AB5 is Just the Beginning of a Larger Struggle

• 09/04/19

Our Nancy Grover reports this morning that the California Senate is preparing to vote on the controversial legislation AB5, and that the bill now has the governors support. AB5 is designed to ...
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The Unborn Victims of Workplace Tragedy

• 08/29/19

I received a question earlier this week via email that represented a profound reality for the workers’ compensation industry. It was related to Kids’ Chance, the organization that provides ...
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Miracle Medical Men

• 08/28/19

I must begin this missive with a warning. Sometimes companies or organizations see fit to share my articles via their internal newsletters or other communication systems. While I am flattered that they would ...
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Impaired and Invisible

• 08/26/19

I spent part of this weekend doing repair projects around the house. When we get knee deep into these tasks, it is easier to drive to one of several fast food restaurants nearby to grab lunch for my wife and ...
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On the Hot Seat in September, Adversarial Workers' Compensation Systems

• 08/23/19

We just opened registration for the 10th episode of our webinar series, The Hot Seat. This one, as previous Hot Seat webinars this year, will focus on a topic identified as an “Imperative ...
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What Irritates You in the Office?

• 08/21/19

We just came across a survey that was conducted of 1,000 people last year that disclosed what the top ten irritants tend to be for people in the workplace. It turns out that the primary irritant for ...
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In Misguided Subrogation Conversation, Outcomes Are What Matters

• 08/19/19

An item crossed the Cluttered Desk last week that provided a terrific example of the oft misguided focus that we see in the workers’ compensation industry. It is a distraction that can waste our time, ...
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