Nonemployee ‘Employees:’ The Borrowed Servant Doctrine – Part II Academy Journal · Apr 1, 2015 Part I of this “nonemployee, employee” mini-series introduced the three types of “employers” and began the discussion regarding…
Nonemployee ‘Employees:’ The Borrowed Servant Doctrine – Part I Academy Journal · Mar 30, 2015 “The vital test in determining whether a workman furnished by [the primary employer] is a servant of [the…
Employees Exempt from Workers’ Compensation Academy Journal · Mar 27, 2015 Employee-employer relationships regarding workers’ compensation are complicated by the IRS, industrial commissions, the courts and state statute. Each…
Second Injury Funds: Are They Still Necessary or Just a Drain On the System? Academy Journal · Mar 25, 2015 Second (or subsequent) injury funds (SIFs) have been abolished in 20 states. Alabama and Maine began this movement…
Benefits Provided Under Workers’ Compensation Laws Academy Journal · Mar 23, 2015 Injuries or illnesses established as compensable under applicable workers’ compensation law require prescribed benefits be paid to the…
Workers’ Compensation History: The Great Tradeoff! Academy Journal · Mar 19, 2015 Eighteenth century pirates and a nineteenth century German “Iron” Chancellor preceded the United States in the creation of…
Contractual Risk Transfer: The Basics Academy Journal · Mar 16, 2015 Upper tier contractors seek to avoid the financial costs that can arise out of bodily injury or property…
The Two Year Reduction in Natural Hazard Damage: A Long-Term Trend? Cotality · Dec 29, 2014 Natural hazards continue to pose a significant risk to properties in the United States and abroad. As we…
Don’t Let Sinkhole Coverage Fall through the Cracks Cotality · Nov 26, 2014 Owning a home is one of the largest investments most Americans will ever make and yet few homeowners…
Heaven & Hail: Hail Insight and the Damage it Brings Cotality · Oct 30, 2014 Hail Damage by the Numbers Damage from convective storms continues to capture the attention of both the public…