Maryland High Court: Insurer Can’t Add Medical Bill ‘Write Down’ to WC Offset February 9, 2022 By Jim Sams Maryland’s highest court on Tuesday issued instructions on how the cost of workers’ compensation benefits should be deducted from another...
Owners of SoCal Chicken Processing Plant Charged With Work Comp Premium Fraud January 31, 2022 Wei Wen Wu, 54, and Feng Wen Lam, 49, both of Arcadia, California, were charged with 43 felony counts of...
Top Fire Official on Injury Leave Fired After Video Surfaces January 28, 2022 NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP)–A Massachusetts mayor has fired a top fire official out on injury leave after he was captured...
Assault at Job Covered by Workers’ Comp, Mississippi Supreme Court Rules January 21, 2022 By William Rabb A man gets assaulted at work by two co-workers. Is the man’s recourse for his injuries limited only to the...
Updated CMS Guide Spells Out the Risk of Skipping CMS Review of Work Comp Settlements January 18, 2022 By Jim Sams Insurers that are inclined to skip a government review of proposed workers’ compensation settlements may think twice about that strategy...
Viewpoint: Telehealth Risks and Predicted Impacts For 2022 January 6, 2022 By Judy Klein The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped the delivery of healthcare – including the adoption of telehealth, defined as the delivery and facilitation...
Employer Must Face Worker’s Lawsuit Over Husband’s COVID Death, Calif. Court Rules December 22, 2021 By Brendan Pierson A California candymaker must face a lawsuit by an employee who says she caught COVID-19 at work and gave it...
Claim For Fatal Heat Stroke Barred by Missouri Ruling on Co-Employee Lawsuits December 22, 2021 By Jim Sams Tyler Scott Halsey worked himself to death trimming trees in 96-degree heat, his parents say. They alleged in a lawsuit...
Some Experts Say Too Many Work Comp Claims Are Litigated December 21, 2021 By William Rabb Employers may be warming up to the idea that fighting some workers’ compensation claims and medical treatments can be counterproductive,...
Pa. Supreme Finds Injury During Transit From After-Hours Event Was Work Related December 7, 2021 By Elizabeth Blosfield A traveling salesperson injured in a car accident after an employer-sponsored happy hour had to drive past the highway exit...