Throughout 2020, our experts and thought leaders will monitor, share and explore the common threads that connect us all, and keep you tied into how they evolve to help us all prepare for the future.
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A recent ruling by the California Court of Appeal (Castro-Ramirez v. Dependable Highway Express, Inc. (2016) 2 Cal. App. 5th 1028) increases the sphere of influence of the state’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) to include reasonable accommo…
The story is simple and familiar to any experienced property claims professional: a pipe breaks flooding the restaurant downstairs causing it to close for two weeks, or a worker unknowingly drills through a pipe while working on a customer’s equipm…
As we look back on 2016, many of us could agree that it has been one of the most stressful years on our cohesive fabric as a nation and one that has seen natural disasters and struggles happening around the world. At Sedgwick, we believe that caring …
Registration is now open for the 3rd annual Spencer 5K Fun Run sponsored by Sedgwick
Sedgwick President & CEO, Dave North, is featured for his recent appointment to the new governing board of the University of Memphis by Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam. In addition to managing the budget and overseeing operations, the governing board…
Kimberly George, Sedgwick SVP, senior healthcare advisor, moderated a highly attended session at this year’s National Workers’ Compensation & Disability Conference. The session addressed how mental health matters impact productivity and performance …
Nearly all businesses have interest in consumer experience. Whether you fly an airline, shop at a retailer, visit a website, or frequent an eatery, businesses care about your perception of their services and the products you consume. Negative experie…
Telemedicine services designed for workers’ compensation and group health plans will have similar benefits, but there are many additional components that must be included to provide a quality program for patients with workplace injuries. Telemedicine…
“The idea came to us when we were planning the conference,” Steve Powell, president, Unified Investigations & Sciences, Inc., a Sedgwick company, said. “Sedgwick colleagues were afforded a grand opportunity to put their leadership training to wor…
October is fire prevention monthOctober is fire prevention month and this year the theme is: Don’t wait – Check the date! Replace smoke alarms every 10 years. The National Fire Protection Association estimates that nearly two-thirds of deaths from ho…
As a part of this change, some other key amendments were made: The only dispute resolution process available to parties is a hearing through the LAT Mandatory mediation is no longer part of the resolution process No court action can be commenced for …
State regulatory updates BY ROXANNE BROWNDirector, Regulatory Compliance, Sedgwick Recently, several states have made regulatory updates. Below are the latest changes in Arizona, California, Ohio and Vermont. ARIZONAArizona adopted the use of Offici…
Consider this example – An office employee sits down to begin the day and his chair breaks causing him to fall and injure his back. The employee has extensive back injuries and the time off he needs to recover causes the business major productivity i…