Court Asks if Exclusive Remedy Exception Applies to ‘Intentional’ Lead Poisoning November 5, 2021 By Jim Sams Utah workers are allowed to sue their employers for an injury caused by their employer’s intentional act. That exception to...
NCCI Report Warns of ‘Alarming and Sobering’ Impact from Long-Haul COVID October 28, 2021 By Jim Sams About 10% of people who contracted COVID-19 continue to suffer persistent symptoms months later, creating the potential for millions of...
12 Plead Guilty in South Carolina Check Cashing Scheme October 27, 2021 By Claims Journal staff Federal prosecutors in South Carolina announced that 12 people have pleaded guilty to tax fraud and immigration charges in a...
Insurers Lost $2M in Pain Cream Scam, Prosecutors Say October 12, 2021 By Jim Sams A former medical supply executive in Arkansas who conspired with physicians to dispense pain creams and patches to workers’ compensation...
Marijuana Waxes as Opioids Wane in Workers’ Comp October 11, 2021 By Jim Sams Workers’ compensation insurers have slashed spending on opioids, reducing the risk of addiction and delayed recovery, but now they are...
NCCI: Workers’ Comp Reserve Redundancy Reaches $14 Billion September 30, 2021 By Jim Sams Workers’ compensation insurers continue to stow away more money than necessary in reserves, even as reported loss ratios continue to...
Claims People: CopperPoint, Global Risk Solutions, Sodoro Law Firm September 14, 2021 By Claims Journal staff CopperPoint Appoints Claims Chief CopperPoint Insurance Cos. has appointed Kris Mathis as senior vice president and chief workers’ compensation claims...
Utah Supreme Court Finds No Liability for IME Whose Opinion Delayed Benefits August 10, 2021 By Jim Sams An independent medical examiner owed no duty of care to an injured worker who alleged that his workers’ compensation claim...
5th Circuit Bars Texas From Regulating Air Ambulance Fees August 5, 2021 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court ruled Wednesday that the Texas Workers’ Compensation Division may not enforce a law that regulates fees...
AMA Using More Open Process to Update Impairment Guides August 2, 2021 By Jim Sams Dr. Douglas Martin practices occupational medicine in Sioux City, Iowa. To evaluate the level of impairment for workers’ compensation claimants...