Case File According to North Dakota’s top court, judicial estoppel didn’t prevent WSI from pursuing subrogation against a worker who received settlement funds from a third party. Case Moos v. North Dakota Workforce Safety and […]

Compliance Corner Do you know what happens to New Jersey employers who try to fudge it on workers' compensation insurance coverage? As Simply Research subscribers know, the rules are as follows. 'Disorderly Persons Offense' An […]

Compliance Corner What does Michigan require for reimbursement of dispensed prescription medications? Thanks to Simply Research, here's a guide. AWP Minus 10% Prescription medication must be reimbursed at the average wholesale price minus 10%, as […]

Compliance Corner When an injured worker seeks reimbursement under North Dakota workers' compensation law, what steps must she follow? Thanks to Simply Research, we take a look. Basics Requests for reimbursement must be received within […]

Compliance Corner Among defenses available in workers' compensation claims, many states provide a defense for a lack of or late notice of a worker's injury, subject to exceptions. As Simply Research subscribers know, the Nevada […]

Case File The Pennsylvania Supreme Court found that physicians' referring workers' compensation claimants to a pharmacy in which the physicians had a financial interest didn't violate the state's anti-referral statute because "prescription drugs" and "pharmaceutical […]

Compliance Corner When it comes to care for workers' compensation injuries, across the country ambulatory surgical centers and outpatient treatment facilities have become the workhorses for delivering treatment. Not surprisingly, states, like Tennessee, have spelled […]

Case File Evidence of a coworker's safety-rule violations and workplace misconduct did not create a jury question on willful and wanton conduct where the coworker lacked knowledge of a specific high-probability risk to the injured […]