Newsletter
Issue 44 - Workers' comp opt-out and Sedgwick-sponsored study
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.
Read more about our Conversation threads for 2020.
David North, the president and CEO of Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., will be the industry keynote speaker at the conference August 18-21 in Orlando, which is expected to draw 8,000 attendees.
Sedgwick announced today that Christopher E. Mandel has joined the company as senior vice president, strategic solutions. In this newly created position, Mandel will be responsible for identifying growth and expansion opportunities.
Sedgwick VP of operations Kim Corcoran discusses why some large employers want to establish injured worker benefit ERISA plans and expands on a new opt-out study.
Sedgwick SVP of client services Kathryn Tazic contributes to this article about the trend of large employers asking their third-party administrators to provide dedicated claims adjusters.
On December 21, 2012, we were very pleased to learn that, by a unanimous vote andjust one week after their counterparts in the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate passed the Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Tax Payers (SMART) Act.
Sedgwick SVP Managed Care Practices and Client Services describes the potential benefits of utilizing nurse case managers.
The California Fair Employment and Housing Commission has adopted amendments to the current pregnancy disability leave (PDL) regulations that take effect December 30, 2012.
Malcolm Dodge, AVP Risk Services, describes how a Sedgwick pilot successfully used testing and data analytics to help us identify claims with chronic pain potential and apply targeted intervention to speed recovery and RTW (article begins page 13).
Bryon Bass, Sedgwick SVP absence management practices, discusses how to use recent court decisions for guidance on how to best react in behavioral/FMLA scenarios.
Sedgwick SVP Managed Care Practices and Client Services Kimberly George describes how claims analysis can be used to help offer wellness incentives to injured or unhealthy workers.
A newly released report examines whether or not the ability for employers to opt-out of the Texas workers’ compensation system has produced significant results that could help other states.