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50 State Workers' Comp Legislation
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Larson's Spotlight on Cases
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predictive analytics and big data in the workplace and beyond: The science behind the crystal ball |
Big Data is the new coal
Karen C. Yotis, Esq., our Feature Resident Columnist, provides insights into workplace issues and the nuts and bolts of the workers' comp world.
An awful lot of ink has been devoted lately to Predictive Analytics and Big Data - two very hot new terms that are causing unprecedented change and (and equal amounts of consternation) throughout the insurance and workers' compensation industries. Predictive analytics refers to the use of applications and techniques to build, test, refine, and apply algorithms in an effort to "predict who will click, buy, lie, or die." And predictive analytics depends of course on big data...read more.
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kids' chance: over $8m in scholarships awarded to date |
By Doug McCoy
In 2013, there were 4,405 workplace fatalities in the United States. In 2011, there were more than 190,000 workers sustaining injuries that required more than thirty days of lost work time. In addition to the affected workers, the families are also impacted by these losses. Children in particular are burdened when a parent is injured or killed, losing social, psychological and financial support of their parent. A child with only one working parent is more likely to live in poverty and a child who loses their only parent is left alone, uncertain about his or her future...read more.
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LARSON'S SPOTLIGHT ON RECENT CASES |
Thomas A. Robinson, J.D., our Feature National Columnist, is a leading commentator and expert on the law of workers' compensation.

New York: Divided High Court Approves Board's List of Pre-Authorized Procedures and Procedure for Obtaining Variances. A divided court held that the WCB acted properly and lawfully when it adopted medical guidelines that...read more.
Texas: Injured Employee of Non-Subscribing Employer May Not Proceed Directly Against Employer's Liability Insurer. In a per curiam order, the Supreme Court of Texas held that a worker could not proceed directly against a...read more.
Federal: 11th Circuit Says Georgia Comp Settlement Is Exempt From Garnishment. Construing Georgia's post-judgment garnishment statute, the 11th Circuit held that a bank account holder whose accounts included monies he had obtained from a workers' comp settlement...read more.
Virginia: Worker Fails to Prove Mysterious Fall Was Caused by Employment Conditions. A Virginia employee could not recover workers' comp benefits for injuries she sustained when she fell backwards while sitting on a brick wall...read more. |
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