Case File The Connecticut Supreme Court stepped in to say that an administrative law judge has discretion to award a claimant, after she reaches maximum medical improvement, ongoing temporary incapacity benefits in lieu of permanent […]

Do You Know the Rule? Telehealth has been going strong in workers' compensation for years and became a go-to during the COVID-19 pandemic. As Simply Research subscribers know, there are some basics about telehealth in […]

25 for 25 in '25 We take it back to '05 and a New York case that teaches us that a written agreement may still be enforceable in the eyes of a workers' compensation exception […]

Do You Know the Rule? Colorado permits a workers’ compensation claimant or an employer/carrier to petition to reopen an award under a limited number of circumstances. It’s up to the party seeking to reopen the […]

What Do You Think? A compensable injury must arise out of employment. A case involving a commercial truck driver for a Virginia company addresses the question of whether a road rage incident can be sufficiently […]

Compliance Corner When a managed care organization in Oregon denies a service, what kind of notice does it have to send out? That answer -- and more -- is on Simply Research, but as a […]

What Do You Think? An employer can sometimes avoid a negligence lawsuit by demonstrating that the workers’ compensation act applies to the injury, making those benefits the employee’s sole available remedy.  One case, in addition […]

In the recent case of Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Robert A. Lee, et al., Case No.: 6D2023-2377, the Florida Court of Appeals ruled that a workers’ compensation carrier’s subrogation lien should be calculated following a […]