Workers’ comp systems quickly provide injured workers with emergency room treatment, X-rays or medical evaluations, but the amount of time that is needed for claimants
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It reads like a movie script about the notorious patronage system that's alleged to have been at the heart of Chicago politics for generations.
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Nevada employers aren’t required to promptly raise exclusive remedy as a defense against negligence complaints and can assert the affirmative defense at any point in
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Revisions to the federal anti-kickback statute, and restrictions on physician self-referral, may be on the way as officials take a look at whether the laws
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Applicants for vacant compensation judge positions in Florida include a former attorney for Liberty Mutual Insurance, a lawyer for self-insured employers, a couple of claimants'
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A glitch involving the federal Commercial Repayment Center has led to some workers’ comp payers being referred for U.S. Treasury Department collection action even though
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Three Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board commissioners found that criminal charges against a director of a parent corporation don’t necessarily trigger the stay on liens filed by
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Eight months after an administrative law judge ordered the Florida Division of Workers' Compensation to bite the bullet and resolve billing disputes involving contracted and
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Drugs that are among the most-prescribed in workers’ comp appear to be ineffective for treating chronic low back pain, according to a new study that
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The California Department of Insurance is proposing rules to establish credit and collateral requirements for insurers writing high-deductible policies, saying questionable underwriting practices have resulted in insolvencies
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