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As in previous years, I like to kick off January with a look back at last year’s appellate opinions. This post will summarize 2021 opinions from the Tennessee Supreme Court Special Workers’ Compensation Panel. In […]

The owner of a landscaping and property service business told me recently that he bought a vacuum lift system that attaches to an excavator to handle the heavy lifting of stone steps, slabs, and pavers […]

Maybe 15-20 years ago I watched a lot of UFC fights. It was new. It was different. It was exciting. After a while it started to become not very interesting to me.  Part of that […]

I happened across a sub-stratum of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) recently. It seems likely that every publication has addressed the concept of work in the modern world. Long before there was a (this) pandemic, […]

The prices private insurers have paid to hospitals and physicians have increased much faster than prices paid by Medicare and Medicaid. And it’s not because providers are cost-shifting. Those are the main takeaways from a […]

Paying Workers Comp benefits late can cause a claims adjuster or staff many headaches that quickly can avoid many problems in the future.  Many states have rules on the books that penalize slow payers for […]

Periodically an interesting analysis in workers' compensation leads to discussion of death benefits. A recent decision from Ohio's appellate court provides an interesting explanation of statutory interpretation. Some will likely find the court's analysis somewhat […]

NJ Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 283, requiring covered workers at health care facilities and high-risk congregate settings to be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations, including having received a booster dose. […]