What Do You Think? Individuals who work for managed care companies helping claimants navigate the workers’ compensation system may sometimes face harassment by those same claimants. As one case shows, the legal maze such an […]
What Do You Think? Henderson, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Companies and employees involved in workers’ compensation claims sometimes fight over whether diversity jurisdiction exists such that the case can be heard in federal court rather than […]
Case File An Arkansas worker came up short in his attempt to add ADA retaliation charges related to his workers' compensation claim due to rules related to exhausting administrative remedies as well as the exclusive […]
Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Iowa, to get experts' reports into evidence, a workers' compensation claimant must certify those experts as experts within statutorily defined timeframes. Because a worker did not do so in […]
Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Ohio, state law spells out the rules when it comes to evidence used in workers' compensation hearings. The following chart breaks down what the Buckeye State requires on evidence and […]
Columbia, SC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If you're headed to an administrative proceeding, it's always a good idea to have your procedural ducks in a row. No wonder states, such as South Carolina, spell out clear procedures […]
Atlanta, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Come July, Georgia will have new procedures for appealing a workers' compensation claim. So, what's new in the Peach State? The following information breaks it down. New Rule Starting July 1, […]
Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- While not flashy or exciting, cases about procedural requirements can help show the way to a case that makes its way through court. Such was the case in Knutson v. Industrial […]