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Heartiest congratulations to the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) as it celebrates 100 years of service to the workers’ compensation system. “Our” system has seen substantial changes over the years and NCCI has deftly […]

Shawn DeaneGeneral Counsel & Vice President of Claims Solutions | J29 Solutions  Shawn.Deane@j29inc.com   On November 13, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) held a webinar on anticipated changes with respect to the potential […]

By Rick Wyche, ATP, C.E.A.C. Executive Director of Sales, Marketing & Business Development ATF Medical  Losing the ability to stand is one of the hardest adjustments a severely injured worker ever makes. Humans are designed to stand, taking […]

Disruptors. The promise of tomorrow for some, the end of the line for others.  Innovation has been the topic du jour at several recent workers’ compensation conventions.  As an innovator in a different way to […]

Visit Ritsema Law Kent Berends v. Town of Kiowa and Colorado Intergovernmental Risk Sharing AgencyW.C. No. 5-162-468Compensability, Medical Benefits The respondents sought review of an order of Administrative Law Judge Tenreiro (ALJ) that determined the […]

On October 25, 2023, the Florida First District Court of Appeal, in Siena v. Orange County Fire Rescue/CCMSI, held that the spouse of a firefighter who died of cancer is entitled to death benefits under workers […]