Industry Insights
| Fla. Workers' Compensation Legislative & Regulatory Update | 04/07/2007 | ||
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| The Florida Hospital Association and the Society of Ambulatory Surgical Centers filed rule challenges that have effectively blocked the implementation of the latest reimbursement manuals approved by the Three-Member Panel. The rule challenges were expected after representatives of the tw...Read More | |||
| Fight Fraud Like Running a Business | 03/24/2007 | ||
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| Fight Fraud Like Running a Business By David J. DePaolo I wrote several months ago that this industry needs to stop the hypocrisy, and bust the white collar criminals who are the real culprits behind skyrocketing premiums and inequitable treatment of injured workers. I got quite a bit...Read More | |||
| Fla. Hotel Suit Dismissed for Lack of N.Y. Connections | 02/10/2007 | ||
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| Editor's note: While this topic is not workers' compensation specific, the editors at WorkCompCentral felt that the substance of the article about jurisdictional issues was important in the context of subrogation and other civil matters arising out of a work comp injury. By Larry Rogak ...Read More | |||
| Fla. 1st DCA Approves a 'Treat' for Claimants | 11/04/2006 | ||
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| Remington v. City of Ocala/United Self Insured Case No.: 1D05-6038, (Fla. 1st DCA 2006) On Oct. 31, 2006, the 1st District Court of Appeal approved a "treat" for claimants: reimbursement of transportation expenses for travel to and from the pharmacy of their choice (within...Read More | |||
| Failure to Provide MPN Notices Allows Employee to Treat Outside MPN | 10/21/2006 | ||
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| By Jake Jacobsmeyer The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board issued an en banc decision that arrives at the very understandable conclusion that where a defendant fails to notify the applicant of the existence of a medical provider network and to give the required notices under Labor Code S...Read More | |||
| Floor Collapse Equals A Scaffold Law Claim | 07/29/2006 | ||
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| Jones v Powell Plaza Hous. Dev. Fund Co., Inc. et al., 2006 NY Slip Op 51369(U) (Decided on July 7, 2006) (Supreme Court, Kings County) (Harkavy, J.) (index no. 28367/02) On October 2, 2001, plaintiff Earl Jones allegedly sustained injuries while working at a building located at 2326 Seve...Read More | |||
| Figures, Immigration, and Illegal Workers | 04/22/2006 | ||
| By: Peter Rousmaniere (Featured Columnist) | |||
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| By Peter Rousmaniere There is no easy way to estimate the net change from year to year in foreign workers coming to the U.S. and the number of foreign workers in the U.S. at any time. The following figures can help. One can infer from these figures that upwards of half of the net increase...Read More | |||
| FELA - Verdict - Vacatur, or Lies, Lies and More Lies | 03/11/2006 | ||
| By: Larry Rogak | |||
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| by Larry Rogak MAJOR INCONSISTENCIES IN PLAINTIFF'S TRIAL TESTIMONY LEAD TO DEFENSE VERDICT THAT COURT WILL NOT DISTURB ROCCO v. LONG ISLAND RAILROAD, NYLJ 2/03/06 (USDC - EDNY) (POLLAK, mj) On February 1, 2001, plaintiff Rocco, formerly employed by the Long Island...Read More | |||
| Foundation to Basement Covered by Scaffold Law | 11/05/2005 | ||
| By: Larry Rogak | |||
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| By Larry RogakWORKER'S FALL FROM TOP OF BUILDING FOUNDATION INTO BASEMENT IS AN ELEVATION RELATED RISK Oliveira v. Long Island Home Development Corp., NYLJ 10/11/05 (Supreme Court, Nassau County) (FEINMAN, j) This personal injury action arose out of an incident that...Read More | |||
| For Wishful Thinkers Appeals Court Decisions Are Painful | 07/16/2005 | ||
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| by Charles R. Wear, Attorney at Law Wishful thinkers are relying on the good graces of the Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court to overturn the more draconian effects of SB 899, in particular, the new rules on apportionment and the new permanent disability schedule. They too...Read More | |||
