Workers' compensation regulations shift constantly across all 53 U.S. jurisdictions. Keeping pace with every update is one of the most demanding responsibilities you face as a claims adjuster or HR compliance professional. When a state […]

By: Thea A. Nanton-Persaud, Esq.  Partner, Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers, LLP  Navigating a catastrophic claim can be daunting, challenging and expensive. Armed with the right playbook and tools, your catastrophic claim does not need […]

Case File A firefighter’s heart-rhythm disorders qualified as “heart disease” under Florida’s heart-lung statute, the Florida First District Court of Appeal held. This entitled the firefighter to the statute’s presumption that the injuries arose out […]

If you manage workers' compensation claims across multiple states, you already know that every jurisdiction has its own set of required forms, filing rules, and revision schedules. Integrating those state-specific forms into your existing claims […]

Case File Kentucky's claims against pharmacy benefit managers were sufficiently connected to the PBMs' federally directed activities and involved colorable federal defenses. As a result, the PBMs properly removed the action to federal court under […]

Key Cases In most states, when compensation for disability or remedial treatment is furnished by the employer and then is terminated, the limitation period on claims for additional compensation begins to run, the statute specifies, […]

State Snapshot BASIC RULE In Washington, workers’ compensation generally is an employee’s exclusive legal remedy against an employer for a work-related injury. RCW 51.04.010. This means that an employee generally cannot sue the employer in […]

Case File While a Kentucky worker had alcohol in his system at the time of an on-the-job accident, he wasn't barred from recovering workers' compensation benefits. Case Safe Zone v. Perry, No. 2026-SC-0141-WC (Ky. 09/24/26) […]