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Do You Know the Rule? Ind. Medical Billing, Reports, Payment
Do You Know the Rule? Ind. Medical Billing, Reports, Payment

Indianapolis, IN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Billing is important business in the world of workers' compensation, especially when payment doesn't go exactly as planned. Here's a look at how the Hoosier State handles those situations. If an […]
Glossary Check: Iowa 'Worker' or 'Employee'
Glossary Check: Iowa 'Worker' or 'Employee'

Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Whether someone is considered an employee or not can have consequences on the outcome of her workers’ compensation claim.  So, it’s no surprise that most states’ workers’ compensation laws define “worker,” […]
Quick Hit: OWCP Updates Process for Getting More Info from Injured Workers
Quick Hit: OWCP Updates Process for Getting More Info from Injured Workers

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When an employee of the federal government gets hurt at work, to receive workers' compensation, she will submit a claim to the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs. But what if OWCP […]
Baker's Appeal of Dismissal for Oversleeping Hearing Falls Short
Baker's Appeal of Dismissal for Oversleeping Hearing Falls Short

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Deadlines and scheduling are important in the world of workers' compensation claims and appeals, and while some dates and times can be changed or excused, there almost always has to be […]
Tenn. Worker's Psychiatric Challenges don't Relieve Grocery Store of Agreement
Tenn. Worker's Psychiatric Challenges don't Relieve Grocery Store of Agreement

Knoxville, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- As with most other legally binding contracts, settlement agreements employers reach with injured workers typically take a pretty strong case to knock down in court.  That reality was on display in Food […]
ECAB Sends Case Back to OWCP to Rethink $84,820.09 Overpayment Ruling Against Employee's Widow
ECAB Sends Case Back to OWCP to Rethink $84,820.09 Overpayment Ruling Against Employee's Widow

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- As occurs at the state level, receiving Social Security benefits can impact what federal workers’ compensation benefits employees, or their surviving spouses, may receive.  As an example, in P.W. v. Department […]
Ill. Court Rejects Employer's Request for Credits, Including what it Paid Employee Not to Work
Ill. Court Rejects Employer's Request for Credits, Including what it Paid Employee Not to Work

Springfield, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When a worker receives workers' compensation benefits along with benefits due through contractual arrangements or other considerations, can the employer claim a credit? That issue was up for consideration in Joliet v. […]
Maine Panel Rejects Employer's Challenge to ALJ Ruling on Social Security Offset
Maine Panel Rejects Employer's Challenge to ALJ Ruling on Social Security Offset

Augusta, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When employees beginning receiving Social Security retirement benefits, it changes what their employers owe in workers’ compensation benefits, but workers can delay receiving Social Security if they choose, which can affect […]