Kokomo, IN (WorkersCompensation.com) – A worker whose employer disciplines him for providing false or misleading information to obtain FMLA leave is very likely to lose his case if he sues for interference.  The Chrysler transmission […]

Because they can. Healthcare  – and more specifically facility-based healthcare – is a very mature industry and – with one huge exception – exhibits all the hallmarks of such…continued widespread consolidation, shuttering of marginal locations […]

Rockford, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employer may violate the ADA if it denies a worker a reasonable accommodation for a disability. But what if the worker accommodates himself at work but doesn’t specifically ask his […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- I recently talked to a young man looking for an advocate/independent case manager to help him. He said he was a chronic pain patient after having undergone two unsuccessful back surgeries […]

WHAT: New NCCI research focuses on facility services and how they contribute to countrywide (CW) and regional WC facility cost trends. Facility services have been the biggest driver of increased medical costs for WC in […]

Workers’ compensation, general liability and auto liability lines have all fallen victim to a sharp increase in claims costs, directly affecting premium rates across the board. What determinants are creating such an uphill battle? Limits, […]

Marijuana use has become a grey area with varying state legalization colliding with a still federally-illegal tag. Additional job protections for medical marijuana use only further complicate policies, especially for employees working in safety-sensitive positions. […]

Barnhart v. Montana State Fund On December 27, 2022, the Supreme Court of Montana, in Barnhart v. Montana State Fund, clarified the permanent partial disability (PPD) benefit rate calculation for employees with concurrent jobs, holding that […]