Just six years ago, former Governor Chris Christie signed into law a bill which vested exclusive jurisdiction within the Division of Workers’ Compensation over any disputed medical charge arising from ...
Read More By now all workers’ compensation practitioners know of the law change in 2018 with respect to voluntary offers or bona fide offers of permanency. The new law amended the 1927 law that allowed ...
Read More Jargon frequently used within workers’ compensation shapes injured employee perceptions, opinions about the system and the care they will likely receive ? eventually impacting the outcomes. At the 2018 ...
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Session presented by:
Jeffrey Austin White - Senior Vice President, Workers' Compensation - Gallagher Bassett
The pace of change in claims and risk management persists at an ever-increasing rate with ...
Read More Today’s workforce is more diverse than ever. Diversity can impact why claims are filed, how they are managed and, possibly, the end result. Meanwhile, diversity, inclusion and unconscious bias play roles ...
Read More George Furlong - Senior Vice President, Managed Care Program Outcomes Analysis - Sedgwick
Stephany A. Rockwell - Risk Manager, Risk Management Finance - JBS
As workers' compensation program success becomes ...
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Closing long-tail claims greatly reduces immediate costs, decreases reserve requirements and diminishes collateral needs, however, not all of these claims are ripe for closing. Mitigating the impact of ...
Read More It is not the accident severity or the injured body part that always determines the length of time an injured worker spends away from work. It is how the injury is managed by the patient, doctor, employer ...
Read More This Court Case Update provides a look at some of the cases and decisions monitored by NCCI’s Legal Division in 2018, which may impact and shape the future of workers' compensation across the ...
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