Compliance Corner Serving a petition on a carrier is a necessary step in filing a workers' compensation claim in the Sunshine State, but what are the rules for doing it? That's just one of many […]

Quick Hits Thanks to Simply Research, we've covered prior authorizations and their denials in Colorado, but what happens when a prior authorization denial gets appealed? Here's a look at the process in the Rocky Mountain […]

Case File The Maryland Supreme Court held that the plain language of the exclusive remedy provision of the state's Workers' Compensation Act was unambiguous in that a compliant employer's liability for a covered employee's work-related […]

Do You Know the Rule? If you were looking to find basic information about prior authorization requests in Colorado, Simply Research would have you covered. But we break it down for you here, too. Basics […]

Compliance Corner When alcohol or drugs is involved in a workplace injury in the State of Kansas, a worker shouldn't expect to receive workers' compensation thanks to the state's "impairment defense." Simply Research subscribers have […]

Do You Know the Rule? What is the coming and going rule? When an employee is injured on his way to or from work, the injury is not compensable because it is not considered to […]

Do You Know the Rule? General rule A mental injury or mental illness is compensable in Arkansas, but only if it is caused by physical injury to the employee’s body.  What are the specific requirements […]

Case File Louisiana's manual labor exception did not apply to bring injured employees of a contractor within the exclusive remedy bar of state workers' compensation law and so the employees could go forward with a […]