Months after Sunshine Enterprise lost its CEO, Wei Chen, and nearly every other senior leader in a deadly plane crash, an insurance provider has filed a federal complaint over a workers’ compensation death benefit claim.
The intersection of workers’ compensation with laws on leave of absence and job accommodation has become increasingly challenging. With the expanding number of federal, state and municipal laws on the books, there is also confusion about how and when they overlap.
It is an issue we struggle with, and a difficult one to solve. Much of the activity in workers’ comp is centered around the concept of disability; what it is and how much it is worth for the individual who has been assigned with that designation.
Let’s slice pie from the sky and seriously consider AI’s role in Workers’ Compensation claims. First, admit that an end-to-end AI solution is impossible.
Attending the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute Annual Issues & Research Conference is a bit like drinking from a firehose when it comes to consuming data presented at the event.
In recent years, the world of sports has been shaken up by an increased awareness of concussions and their long-term consequences, especially after a concussion-related settlement between the NFL and over 20,000 retired football players was reached back in 2015.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) current approach to workers’ compensation liability claims is leading to consternation and confusion among many industry insiders, it has been suggested.
United States Attorney Russell M. Coleman announced the charging of an additional former supervisor and safety official from Armstrong Coal, in addition to the eight previous officials charged by a federal grand jury, for conspiracy to defraud an agency of the United States government by deceit, trickery, and dishonest means.
Amazon said it was mourning a "terrible tragedy" after an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane crashed into a bay outside Houston, Texas, on Saturday, killing all three people on board.
Legislative bills in Montana and Idaho that will grant certain benefits and presumptions for first responders appear to be headed to a successful result, bringing those states in line with many others who have recently followed the same path.
The Virginia Court of Appeals on Tuesday denied workers compensation benefits to one former Washington Redskins player while granting another player’s disability coverage.
Physician subscriptions to California’s drug formulary and treatment guidelines are rising mere days after the California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that medical providers who treat injured workers in the state would have free access, but doctors continue to object to treatment denials emanating from California’s utilization review process.
As a district manager for New York State Workers’ Compensation Board and a tax specialist, Luis Torres should have known that continually accepting accidentally sent payroll tax reimbursements for over one year, stemming from a one-day workers compensation claim, was stealing.
