Industry Insights
| Is There A Statue of Limitations To Repaying Medicare? | 02/24/2010 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By John CattieQ: I am settling a workers’ compensation case for $100,000 and closing out medicals in a disputed claim. My client is 66 and on Medicare. Is it acceptable to have the insurer fund a Medicare set-aside (MSA) with an amount that they "deem" sufficient (without CMS revie...Read More | |||
| Illegal Aliens Can Prove AWW By Filing Taxes with the IRS | 02/12/2010 | ||
| By: Michael Rabinowitz | |||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Michael RabinowitzThe 1st District Court of Appeals brings us a pair of opinions that further support the notion that the court sees little to no difference between illegal aliens and naturalized citizens. While in Fast Track Framing v. Caraballo, they opened a door to the possibility...Read More | |||
| Interstate Scaffolding v. IWCC | 02/05/2010 | ||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Bryce Downey & LenkovIn 2003, a union carpenter sustained work-related injuries to his head, neck and back. The employee received TTD benefits from 2003-2005 and then maintenance benefits to satisfy the difference between his pre-injury wage and his light-duty wage. ...Read More | |||
| I Spy For Free! | 01/26/2010 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Donald BarthelSuspicious about an applicant's veracity, but can't quite figure out why? Trying to decide whether to assign a case to a private investigator? Questioning whether your hunch can justify the costs of hiring your favorite gumshoe? ...Read More | |||
| Insurer Claims Denials Compounds Health Care Delivery Problem | 10/29/2009 | ||
| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jon L. GelmanAs Congress considers changes in the nation’s health care program, U.S. health insurance companies continue to be scrutinized. The methodologies of how insurance companies deny claims are being investigated.A certified nurse assistant, Amelia Mendoza, ag...Read More | |||
| Important Recent Illinois Case Law | 10/26/2009 | ||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| NEW! Lenny Szarek, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Commission, 03-08-0530WC, (10/20/2009): A carpenter's marijuana use did not bar him from collecting benefits for a two-story fall through a hole in the floor.NEW! Elmhurst Park District v. IWCC, 1-08-2289WC, (10/22/2009): Claimants...Read More | |||
| IAIABC Looks at What the Recession Will Mean to Work Comp | 09/25/2009 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: Natl. | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Joe PadudaDuring a morning panel discussion at this week's International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions convention in Minneapolis, Workers' Compensation Research Institute President Rick Victor discussed the factors impacting workers' comp. ...Read More | |||
| Issues to Consider Regarding Undocumented Workers | 09/21/2009 | ||
| By: Eugene F. Keefe | |||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Eugene F. Keefe Synopsis: Economy Packaging redux, research study and thoughts on the broader issues of immigration as it affects workers' compensation law. Editor's comment: Back in July, we wrote an article on Economy Packaging, the recent case...Read More | |||
| Is the Low Work Comp Injury Frequency Rate a Myth? | 09/15/2009 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Joe PadudaMore than 75,000 work comp injuries were not reported in just three cities last year. Close to a million may have gone unreported nationally.A recent national report that indicated 92% of low-wage workers don't file work comp claims for injuries that require ...Read More | |||
| Implant Insanity and WC versus STD | 09/03/2009 | ||
| By: Eugene F. Keefe | |||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Eugene F. Keefe Synopsis: "Implants" in Illinois workers' compensation for more than $150,000. Is anyone at the IWCC listening? Editor's comment: After an earlier article about what we thought were wildly high costs for artificial dis...Read More | |||
