Workers Comp Blogwire

Employer and Carrier Communication in Workers Compensation Consequences of Silence in New York

INTRODUCTION Communication is the key to limiting damage and expense but few in the compensation process stress employer communication because of the financial gains to be

IME Doctors Subject to CPLR §214-a's Two Year Six Month Statue of Limitations

On June 24, 2009 the New York State Court of Appeals decided a case involving the proper statute of limitations when a person seeks to ...

New Workers Compensation IME Rule May Stop Brokers from Altering Reports in New York

Adding to an increasingly positive legacy, outgoing NY Workers' Comp Board Chairman Zachary S. Weiss has left injured workers a major tool to combat insurance company ...

Workers Compensation Workplace Safety Grants Seek to Motivate Employers and Employees to Improve Safety and Health

WASHINGTON State Accepting Grant Applications for Improving Safety New grant applications for improving safety and health in the workplace are now being accepted by Washington’s Department ...

WIN WIN for Workers Compensation Employers and Employees in LOUISIANA

New Louisiana Law Provides Cost Controls and Quality Medical CareThe American Insurance Association (AIA) applauds passage of Louisiana’s SB303 workers’ compensation medical treatment legislation designed ...

When you come to us after you've lost the trial it's too late

We had a really nice conversation with a very pleasant woman this morning. She described how she got work at her job in Chicago. She ...

Ricci v. DeStefano -- Supreme Court Holds City Violated Title VII By Rejecting Racially Disparate Test Results

To end its term, the Supreme Court today issued its long awaited opinion in Ricci v. DeStefano--a case that has received extra media attention because ...

FOREWARN Act Introduced - Changes to WARN Act in 2009?

Last week, the Federal Oversight, Reform, and Enforcement of the WARN (FOREWARN) Act was introduced in the House by Rep. George Miller (D-CA) and in ...

Bartender Struck By Stray Bullet Awarded Workers Comp Benefits in Illinois

Noted authority of workers’ compensation, Thomas Robinson, J.D., Lexis Nexis primary upkeep writer, has found an interesting case this week for us. Lexis Nexis Workers ...

OSHA Fines Metro North $300,000 for Retaliation Against Injured Workers

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined Metro North Commuter Railroad Co. for retaliation against four employees who reported ...