For the second time in three months, a judge for the California Department of Insurance has refused to change or reconsider his ruling in a workers compensation case, despite direction from Commissioner Ricardo Lara or his special counsel.
There are over a thousand exoskeleton units currently in use at job sites around the world, and their number is expected to increase at a significantly faster rate. In some cases, they are even becoming mandatory safety equipment.
For Workers Compensation Medicare Set-Asides (WCMSA), there is no requirement that they be submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for approval, although it is common for settling parties to do so. What are the benefits of not submitting a WCMSA to CMS, and when does it make sense to take that course of action?
Small businesses are the lifeblood of the US economy. According to the US Small Business Administration, there are approximately 30.2 million small businesses operating across the nation, employing 47.5% of US employees.
Stepping back to look at the whole picture when evaluating a claim and treating each case as unique is important for determining the best course of action, said legal experts in a presentation Monday at the Chicagoland Risk Forum at the Marriott Magnificent Mile in Chicago.
Systems designed to address and administer employee injuries have played a substantive role as part of our social safety net for over a century. Originally labeled the "grand bargain," untold millions of injured workers have relied on the system’s reliability to underpin their recovery from on-the-job injuries.
A man in New Zealand, called into a meeting where he knew he would be getting fired, used an unusual tactic for the event. He hired a professional clown to sit in on the meeting with him.
A Zanesville man and former county deputy sheriff must reimburse the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation nearly $235,000 in restitution following his felony conviction for workers’ compensation fraud Monday in a Franklin County courtroom.
The world of self-driving trucks continues to expand as new technologies are being tested and more companies are emerging with revolutionary autonomous fleets of semi-truck tractors that increase safety and efficiency.
A firefighter was killed and at least seven more people were injured when a building in Maine housing a center for people with disabilities exploded Monday morning.
A cargo plane crashed near an Ohio airport early Wednesday, killing two people, officials said. The plane struck several unoccupied vehicles, and the crash ignited a fire, according to the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority.
The health care industry knows Centers of Excellence have top results, particularly for the most vulnerable of patients. Centers of excellence are in every corner of the health care field — neurology, cardiology, rehabilitation and more. These centers are considered the top-tier medical facilities in the country, turning catastrophes into results.
Most state workers’ compensation laws, or cases construing them, allow the employer and its carrier to waive its right to subrogate against a third party that caused or contributed to an employee’s injury. The purpose of a subrogation waiver is not well understood and is a subject of some confusion in the marketplace.
Why do so many advocates stumble when it comes to preparing for mediation? Perhaps the most important thing a lawyer can do to prepare for mediation is to write a brief.
