In the era of corporate belt tightening and more rigid policies that are a result of the #MeToo movement, it was bound to happen eventually. It is a perfect storm for benefit reduction, and this one will really hit most Americans right where they live. Or where they might like to live. Whichever. It appears…
This Election Cycle, All Eyes Are on The Dead Guy
In this ramped up, amped up, clamped up billion-dollar special interest and partisan fueled drama of a mid-term election, there is one race in Nevada that definitely deserved our attention. It isn’t because the winner of Nevada’s 36th Assembly District, an area of desert that stretches from Utah to California, was a Libertarian turned Republican.…
Headed to Vegas for NWCDC? Support Kids' Chance Inaugural Golf Outing
If ever there was a reason to head to Las Vegas a day early for the National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference, this is it. For the first time in its more than 25-year history, there is a charity golf tournament timed to occur before the event. Kids’ Chance of Nevada will be hosting its…
A Recap of the Week's Absurd
Well, it has been an interesting week in the news. We learned that people who drink their coffee black have a higher chance of being psychopaths. A drunk baggage handler took an unexpected flight to Chicago when he passed out in the cargo hold of an American Airlines jet. A half-naked woman fell through the…
Male Stripper Loses Damages Suit Over Rear End Injury
Welcome to what will undoubtedly be the most read article I have posted in some time. To be fair, the title of the article that originally caught my eye read, “Male Stripper Loses Damages Claim Over Rear-Ending Injury, ” but I probably clicked on that link with the same tawdry imagination and giddy interest in…
Workplace Violence at the Ends of the Earth
I was in Boise, Idaho, last week, where I spoke on “Workplace Violence” at the annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar produced by the Idaho Industrial Commission. I think it went well in the sense that no one threw anything at me. Any presentation on workplace violence that doesn’t turn into a real-life example of workplace violence…
Things That Make Me Go Hmmm at SAWCA in Colorado Springs
This year’s All Committee Conference for the Southern Association of Workers’ Compensation Administrators (SAWCA) is scheduled for November 13 – 16, 2018, in Colorado Springs, CO. The event “represents an opportunity for state regulators from 22 jurisdictions across the ‘south’ & industry professionals across the nation to discuss the hottest issues facing workers’ comp.” Of course, we’ve…
Keeping Our Eyes on a Rising Cake
In all honesty this post is shear speculation. I haven’t spoken with anyone regarding today’s topic. I haven’t “asked around” for any super-secret insider information. As someone interested in the leveraging of new technologies to improve the workers’ comp experience, I’m just stating an opinion based on observation and common sense. That opinion is this:…
Technology to Lower Blood Pressure May Be Final Straw
I like technology as much as the next person. Ok, I probably like technology more than the next person, but enough is enough. Sometimes we just become too dependent on technology in our personal lives, and someone just has to stand up and say something. It’s bad enough that I have a watch that tells…
In New Mexico and Workers' Comp, It's Deja vu All Over Again
Seriously, people, there are some things in workers’ comp that you would think, after 100 or more years, would have been settled by now. Yet we keep wasting time in court fighting the same battles. A story out of New Mexico last week shows that to be the case. I understand that some court cases…