From Bob's Cluttered Desk

I have not written much in the last couple of weeks. It’s not that I don’t have much to say. In fact, I rarely “don’t have much to say.” It is just that the last few weeks have been extraordinarily busy, and I just haven’t found the time to pound out any of those words…

The Biden Administration is considering new rules that, if enacted, would force many workers currently considered “gig” or independent, into classification as employees. If this comes to pass, it will significantly impact many companies. While the news focuses on the effect on large companies of the sharing economy, small businesses around the nation will also be negatively…

Lakewood Ranch, FL (October 11. 2022) – The virtual education system WorkCompCollege.com today announced its new athletic program, naming Gary Davis as its Athletic Director. The school’s new mascot is the “Flying Bull.” A series of Athletic Scholarships have also been created to pay-it-forward for the school’s Workers’ Recovery Professional Certification. WorkCompCollege.com will offer 5…

By all accounts, we were extremely lucky. Just 24 hours before landfall, Hurricane Ian was expected to come ashore just south of Tampa Bay, putting my home in Bradenton in the projected direct path of a very significant storm. As the day wore on, the forecast shifted south a bit, and as you know, Hurricane…

Yesterday I posted an article that defined the language that actuaries use. I really just posted a couple paragraphs, and then stole the rest from someone else, but who’s counting? It was humorous in nature, but timely for me, as I will be conducting a presentation next week in Montana discussing how the words we…

I normally do not post content in my blog that was written by other people. That is especially true if what they wrote is exceptionally funny, lest it be revealed there are two funny writers in the workers’ compensation industry. I don’t need the competition, after all. But today, I will make an exception, as…

A study conducted earlier this summer has found that 68% of remote workers report noticing new eye problems since working from home. According to the source story that came across the Cluttered Desk, “All About Vision, a website site devoted to eye care, conducted a survey of 1,000 Americans, a third of whom worked hybrid, a third of whom…

I burned my nuts this past Saturday. In fact, I burned them twice. Quite badly. And the entire episode was a lesson on what can happen when you fail to use equipment that is intended to help prevent such incidents.  As some of you may no doubt remember, I recently wrote about my new venture in…

There were several possible titles for this post. One was, “Bidding Abbie a Fond Farewell.” Another option was “Abbie Hudgens and Her Enormous Feet” (I’ll explain that one in a minute). But in the end, simply “Abbie” ruled the day. Because most people active nationally in workers’ comp will immediately know who I am talking…

It seems that as the years come and go, each one, for the workers’ compensation industry, ends up being defined by one or two dominant topics. 2015, for example, might have been the year of medical marijuana. 2019 was the year of presumptions. It is no surprise that 2020 was the year of Covid. That…