Nsahlai: 10 Steps to Resolve WC Cases Quickly, Efficiently, Cost-Effectively

Despite the advent of the much-talked about and ballyhooed SB 863, the resolution of whether an injury arose out of the course of employment issues — as opposed to medical treatment disputes — remains of critical importance. And so it will continue to be, once SB 863’s provisions become law. Over a decade of litigating workers’ compensation matters has taught me that the prohibitive costs on any workers’ compensation claim file are unlike what most lay persons may think to be settlement payouts, the medical costs. Further, the longer a case las...