Q&A: LUBA's Brandi Gonzales Talks Misclassification

• 05/09/19
• Louisiana Comp Blog

Brandi Gonzales, Assistant Vice President of Premium Audit and Billing Manager at LUBA Workers’ Comp, sat down with Louisiana Comp Blog to discuss misclassification and whether Louisiana is doing ...
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EEOC - A New Due Date

• 05/09/19
• The Way

LEAD STORY The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will collect pay data from both the 2017 and 2018 calendar years as part of its EEO-1 Component 2 pay data collection due Sept. 30, Acting ...
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Explaining Pharmacy Pricing, Part 1

• 05/08/19
• Joe Paduda

With all the attention being paid to pharmacy prices, it’s time we dug deep into  PBM pricing, rebates, and what this all means to you. We’ve learned from all the lawsuits, ...
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Safety Metrics - Keeping your Cool in a Hot Zone - Four Part Series

• 05/08/19
• Glen DuLac

Safety metrics is the way we will measure our safety program.   Without measurements we have nothing. Wikimedia Commons – Btmcclain Every profession has ways of measuring the success ...
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Surveillance in Workers' Compensation

• 05/08/19
• Michael Stack

Surveillance in workers’ compensation plays an important role in resolving claims and detecting fraud.  Given its expenses, there are various factors members of the claim management team need to ...
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Meditation: Don't Overthink It

• 05/08/19
• Michael Coupland

If you’re looking to destress, increase your focus, improve your sleep and raise your awareness, meditation is the way to go! According to researchers, the list of benefits is extensive and ...
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Hard to Define

• 05/07/19
• Julius Young

One of the most contentious issues in this year’s Sacramento legislative session is the debate over several bills which would define who is designated an employee under California laws. There are ...
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State of the States

• 05/07/19
• Danielle Jaffee

Maryland - With the end of Maryland’s legislative session, Governor Larry Hogan (R) signed 174 bills into law, including two firefighter presumption bills that make it easier for first responders to ...
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It's Work Comp Pharmacy Week at MCM

• 05/07/19
• Joe Paduda

And to kick it off, here are quick facts about work comp pharmacy… Total workers’ comp drug spend was about $4 billion last year.  Others will argue it’s much higher, after 15 years ...
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