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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 ...- CA Labor Commissioner Files $250,000 Lawsuit For Unpaid Wage
- NE Gov. Signs Bill Prohibiting Illegal Immigrants From Receiving Benefits
- OSHA Orders Southern Air Inc. To Withdraw Lawsuit
- Former Nurse's Aide Charged With Comp Fraud
- Doctor's Voluntary Resignation To Treat Workers' Compensation Claimants
Great article. These are interesting article that really point out the fine line of workers compensation cases. There may be some other cases where people ...
Some states have restrictions, but generally you can lay off an employee on comp as long as it is consistent with your policies on inactives, ...
I have had an employee out on worker's comp since November 2008. My understanding is that after 26 weeks the insurance finally agreed to ...
Penny wise and pound foolish.
1. I presume the CA State Fund serves as insurer of last resort. With such a sale, the State ...
I just posted on my blog a similar issue and have been trying for years to explain this to the NYS WCB, my clients and ...
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