Anyone who has even a passing familiarity with the practice of workers' compensation is aware that lump sum settlements are almost always, strictly voluntary. The act does still offer a vehicle for a ...

Last year, the Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers (NAIW) agency, which has nine attorneys in Las Vegas, four attorneys in ...

Legal periodicals often overlook the significant workers’ compensation case law that emerges from workers’ compensation judges, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, ...

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Workers' comp insurers can contest coverage without risking immediate double damages lawsuits, a Michigan appeals court ruled this week in a significant Medicare reimbursement case.

Darrell Newbury called four or five lawyers to get help in restoring workers' compensation benefits he believes were unjustly cut off. None wanted to take the Fargo man's case without a retainer of $1 ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Washington lawmakers are weighing changes to workers’ comp that would tighten medical provider standards and boost long-term disability benefits for injured workers with families.

“Do I have a workers’ comp case if I developed carpal tunnel syndrome from years of typing at a poorly set-up workstation? My employer ignored my requests for ergonomic equipment even after HR ...

Workers compensation cases are a great fit for orthopedic-based ambulatory surgery centers, says John DiPaola, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Occupational Orthopedics in Tualatin, Ore. In fact, his ...