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Compliance Corner In New York, an injured employee may, when care is required, select to treat her any physician authorized by the chair to render medical care. But there are instances when an employer may […]

Glossary Check How does Illinois define "occupational disease" under the state's Workers' Compensation Act? With some help from Simply Research, we take a look. Occupational Disease In Illinois, the term "occupational disease" means a disease […]

Case File Because a worker’s acceleration theory did not become ripe until WSI terminated benefits, the North Dakota Supreme Court held that administrative res judicata did not bar his claim following an ALJ ruling. Simply […]

Compliance Corner When it comes to providing notice to employees about workers' compensation information, Indiana sets out some rules for employers. As Simply Research subscribers know, those rules are as follows. Basics Each employer subject […]

The Trained A-Eye A New Jersey attorney "glibly" relied on AI and cited four non-existent cases. When confronted about the hallucinations, his response "stunned" the court. Case AmTrust North America v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., […]

Glossary Check Under Kansas law, the disablement or death of an employee resulting from an occupational disease "shall be treated as the happening of an injury by accident," thus entitled the employee or her dependents […]

Compliance Corner In New Mexico, employers subject to the state's workers' compensation law must have an annual safety inspection. As Simply Research subscribers know, what follows covers the rules regarding the inspection. 60-Day Rule  Any […]