Five weeks ago, a decision was published dealing with a worker who had a severe hand injury …
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Legal Doctrines
Opt-Out In Workers Compensation Is Not A New Concept
Currently, there are proposals in some states for allowing workers to “opt out” of workers’ comp. …
Opt-Out In Workers Compensation Is Not A New ConceptRead More
The Prohibited Acts Doctrine: Do Not Pass GO; Do Not Collect $200
The Prohibited Acts Doctrine is used in workers’ compensation cases as a primary …
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Know Your Rights In New York Comp Claim Hearings
Employer’s rights in NY comp claims? What might those be? The NY Workers Comp Board …
The Death of Workers’ Compensation?
On August 13, 2014, Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Jorge Cueto issued a declaratory order finding …
Breaking Down New Jersey Workers Compensation Laws
Workers compensation rules and regulations vary from state to state. With that said, do you know …
Social Media Basics for Attorneys and Claims Professionals
Social media is web-based interaction that is highly accessible and utilizes scalable publishing …
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In Work Comp, Don’t Be Surprised If…
Work comp is a “remedial statute” which did not exist prior to the first decade of the 20th …
Don’t Overlook Workers Comp Needs for Volunteers
As more companies and organizations nationwide are discovering, volunteering can be beneficial to …
Defense In Depth On Work Comp Claims: The Employer’s Role
“Defense in depth” is a principal from conflict theory which promotes using several defenses in …
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NY Decision May Lower Construction & Transportation Workers Comp Costs
A case still being argued in NY’s highest court (Auqui v. Seven Thirty One, Ltd. Partnership.) may …
NY Decision May Lower Construction & Transportation Workers Comp CostsRead More
NY, Affordable Health Care, Work Comp and Employers
Since WWII, work comp has had growing complexity of interactions with other laws and plans offering …
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Control The Cost Of Your Workers Compensation Legal Bills
Self-insured employers frequently are faced with the challenge of knowing whether or not they are …
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NY Work Comp and Attorney Contingent Fees – Getting It Backwards
Attorney fees for disability have had a long, troubled history In the USA. In the late 19th …
NY Work Comp and Attorney Contingent Fees – Getting It BackwardsRead More
The Deadly Symmetry In Work Comp. A Stick With Two Short Ends
There is a decades old ongoing discussion in work comp: is it the employer or employee who …
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NY Workers Comp Board Decision On Producing Prior Medical Records
A recent Board decision, not a court decision, ruled that when a worker provides the employer, or …
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Workers Comp Insurance Idiots
The above title refers, according to a Google search, to a common phrase used by persons …
The Employers Secret to Workers Comp Defense Lies in these Three Quotes
Three quotations are all an employer needs to understand handling difficult comp claims. …
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The Best News Tidbits from the Workers Comp Community
Get the complete low-down right here. We rounded up the best tidbits of news around the WC …
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Workers Comp Tidbits of News You Can Use
Workers Comp this week provided a lot of fodder for discussion. Here’s a …
