In a positive decision which effects numerous employers in the state of Illinois, the Illinois Appellate Court, Workers’ Comp Division upheld the Workers' Compensation Commission's denial of benefits based upon the statute of limitations. In ...Read More
Trial lawyers have a stranglehold on Ohio subrogation. Workers’ compensation subrogation in Ohio has gone through major transformations since it was ruled unconstitutional in 2001. Although subrogation is currently a statutory right of carriers and self-insured employers, it has been a bumpy r...Read More
Fresh off Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick's donnybrook with Zogenix, maker of Zohydro ER, district attorneys from Orange and Santa Clara Counties in California have filed a consumer protection lawsuit against five opioid manufacturers, charging they conducted a more than decade-long massive...Read More
In a ruling we consider important for our readers to be aware of, if you are going to offer an injured worker alternative vocational-rehabilitation services, such services better be conducted by a certified vocational counselor and provide legitimate outside placement. If not, a seven-figure permane...Read More
JURISDICTION AND SUBROGATIONIn Gonzalez v. Seal Methods, Inc. (2013) 79 CCC 134, the 2nd District Court of Appeal affirmed summary judgment in favor of a defendant that an employee's injury while using a power press did not fall under the exception defined in LC 4558.In A...Read More
The National Insurance Crime Bureau reported in late 2013 that questionable workers compensation claims reported to it rose by 28% over the prior 12 month period, suggesting a surge in bad behavior. The increase was equivalent to one thirtieth of one percent of annual claims filed. ...Read More
In this ruling, the Illinois Appellate Court weighed in on workers' compensation fee schedule payments in a ruling that should discourage balance billing and may encourage more detail in settlement documents. Attorneys on the other side of the bar should know and understand this important ruling...Read More
The following is a summary of important updates to California workers' compensation law.JURISDICTION AND SUBROGATIONIn Williams v. New York Knickerbockers, 2013 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS 234, the WCAB held that it had jurisdiction over an applicant's cumulative traum...Read More
If you’re going to have a conference in Austin, Texas, in July, you’d best make sure there are lots of things to do, excellent speakers and a great staff.Texas Mutual, host of this year’s American Association of State Compensation Insurance Funds annual conference, got ...Read More
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Assembly Bill 76 is a 120-page trailer bill that made it through the Legislature to the governor's desk without a public hearing. Trailer bills are expected to be limited to technical changes and are not expected to contain substantive language that should be presented in public hearings....Read More
