Case File The Maryland Supreme Court held that the plain language of the exclusive remedy provision of the state's Workers' Compensation Act was unambiguous in that a compliant employer's liability for a covered employee's work-related […]

Legislative Update If you've flipped on the news in recent weeks, you've probably heard plenty of talk about the "One Big Beautiful Bill," a piece of federal legislation recently passed into law and endorsed by […]

Dollars & Cents Now that you know the basics on prior authorization in the Rocky Mountain State, you might be wondering what happens if prior authorization is denied in Colorado. Yet again, Simply Research has […]

Do You Know the Rule? If you were looking to find basic information about prior authorization requests in Colorado, Simply Research would have you covered. But we break it down for you here, too. Basics […]

Compliance Corner When alcohol or drugs is involved in a workplace injury in the State of Kansas, a worker shouldn't expect to receive workers' compensation thanks to the state's "impairment defense." Simply Research subscribers have […]

Case File Louisiana's manual labor exception did not apply to bring injured employees of a contractor within the exclusive remedy bar of state workers' compensation law and so the employees could go forward with a […]

Glossary Check If you're looking to expand your vocabulary of Idaho workers' compensation law, a good place to start would be Simply Research. We take a look at some of what you will find there, […]

Case File Because the Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund takes over an insolvent insurer's rights and responsibilities under the commonwealth's workers' compensation law, it has a right to collect cost-of-living adjustment reimbursements as the insurer would […]