Insurance companies are in the business of “Risk Management.” If they can contain how much they might have to pay, then they get to keep most, or in some cases, all of the premiums they collected from a particular unsafe driver, company, family, and even the victims of a crash. In cases where the insurance…
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When do late Worker’s Compensation checks become late? Generally, Worker’s Compensation payments for Total Temporary (TT), Temporary Partial (TP), and Permanent Partial Disability (PPD), are supposed to be weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly. If the employee did not receive payment in that manner prior to the workplace injury, they would be considered an exception as per…
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Current Killers: Distracted Drivers, Prescription Drug Addiction, Alcoholism – New Movie “A Good Person” has it all. . The 2023 Morgan Freeman and Florence Pugh motion picture “A Good Person” is worth watching. . Directed and written by Zach Braff, known for his role in the hit series “Scrubs”, Braff puts together a compelling story…
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Temporary Transitional Employment (“TTE”), otherwise known as “Alternative Modified Work, “is a trend that is gaining traction in the insurance industry. Under this scheme, the employer, their Workers Comp insurance company &/or their Third Party Administrator (“TPA”) make an offer to a disabled worker of light duty work that appears to be within their doctors’…
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Hit and run: who pays? . When someone is the victim of a hit-and-run car crash, there is often confusion, uncertainty, and additional anguish from the anxiety of the unknown. When an unsafe driver doesn’t stick around at the scene after causing a wreck, there are several steps that should be taken by the innocent…
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