Kansas Supreme Court Orders More Fact-Finding in Air Ambulance Case May 16, 2022 By Jim Sams Federal law may prohibit states from regulating prices charged to insurers by air ambulance providers, but that doesn’t absolve the...
Visit to Goodyear Clinic Extends Life of Workers’ Comp Claim, North Carolina Court Finds May 11, 2022 By William Rabb If insurers and employers want to deny a workers’ compensation claim because it was filed too late, they shouldn’t forget...
Court Says Federal Law Preempts in Tossing New York Suit Over Amazon Worker Safety May 10, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel A New York state appeals court on Tuesday dismissed state Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit accusing Amazon.com Inc. of failing...
Weight-Loss Surgery Covered by Workers’ Comp, Carolina Appeals Court Finds May 6, 2022 By William Rabb Workers’ compensation insurer Erie Insurance Group must pay for weight-loss surgery for an obese woman who was injured at her...
Ouch. Massachusetts Worker Shoulders Burden of Injury Omitted From Lump Sum May 6, 2022 A Massachusetts woman who signed a lump sum settlement with her workers’ compensation carrier over a right shoulder injury cannot...
Travelers: New Hires May Drive Work Comp Claim Frequency May 4, 2022 By Jim Sams A new report by Travelers says workers with less than a year’s time on the job filed 35 percent of...
Fla. Appeals Court Narrows Going and Coming Rule in Work Comp May 2, 2022 By William Rabb A Florida appeals court has put a fine point on the still-evolving “going and coming rule” in workers’ compensation law....
TPA’s Rapid-Fire Work Comp Claim Denials Cost Vermont Insurer $100K April 28, 2022 By Claims Journal staff A workers’ compensation insurer must pay $100,000 under an agreement with Vermont state regulators because its claims administrator gave short...
Psychiatrist Paying $3M to Resolve False Billing Allegations March 30, 2022 By Claims Journal staff A Philadelphia psychiatrist and his wife agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations that they billed the federal workers’...
Viewpoint: Hawaii Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Work Comp Subrogation March 28, 2022 By Ryan L. Woody Workers’ compensation carriers doing business in Hawaii held their collective breathe for 2021 waiting on the Supreme Court to decide...