Do You Know the Rule? In Rhode Island, an employee may preserve the right to sue for negligence by giving her employer written notice at the time of hire that she is reserving the right […]

Case File When a New York City train conductor learned that a passenger on his train had fallen on the tracks and been run over by another train, the Workers' Compensation Board reasonably found that […]

Case File Despite a challenge with misattribution of a doctor's opinion, an ALJ's decision didn't commit an error "so flagrant as to cause gross injustice." Case Graybar Electric v. Starr, No. 2025-SC0204-WC (Ky. 02/19/26) What […]

Glossary Check Sadly, when a worker dies from a workers' compensation-covered injury, she may leave behind dependents. Such dependents may be entitled to workers' compensation benefits. Under Connecticut law, as Simply Research subscribers know, the […]

Federal Focus A postal worker’s failure to submit medical evidence justifying the need for a nonformulary, name‑brand medication led ECAB to affirm OWCP’s denial of authorization. Simply Research subscribers have access to the full text […]

By James Benham, Co-Founder, CEO, JBK, and author of Be Your Own VC  Picture a carrier that spent seven figures on a “modern, end-to-end” platform two years ago. It looked great in the demo. It still looks […]

Case File Because a bankruptcy court granted a worker's trustee's motion to reopen his bankruptcy case specifically to administer his negligence action against his employer as an asset, and the worker's disclosure of the negligence […]

Let us cover some of the rarely used medical providers that need to be on an employer’s list of workers comp medical treatment referral lists.  Yes, there are some states that allow the injured employee […]