If you are a claims examiner or adjuster, you know that your job isn’t exactly a bed of roses. To …
Benefits of Prompt Injury Response in Workers’ Comp
Timely injury reporting is essential to the health of every workers' compensation program. Failure …
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Mental Health Services Before & After Settlement
Historically workers’ compensation insurers and employers avoided “psych” claims for fear that …
Overcoming Covid-19 Workers’ Comp Litigation Barriers
The current global health pandemic is creating challenges for countless workers’ compensation …
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Covid-19 Clinical Management for Injured Workers
As numerous jurisdictions debate whether workers who test positive for the coronavirus should be …
Covid-19 Workers’ Comp Claims – Focus on the Fundamentals
There have been some recent changes in the state legislature of how to handle coven 19 workers’ …
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Is Workers Compensation Taxable?
Most workers' compensation benefits are not taxable. According to IRS Publication 525 Taxable and …
Managing Workers’ Comp Claims in the Covid-19 Environment
Managing workers’ comp claims in the Covid-19 environment is creating several challenges for …
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Workers’ Comp Injuries At Home
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing millions of Americans to work at home. The rise in telecommuting …
Paradigm Introduces New First of its Kind COVID-19 Clinical Management Program for Injured Workers
Industry’s First COVID-19 Program Assists Injured Workers Requiring Intensive Medical Care and …
Using a Disability Case Manager in Vocational Rehabilitation
Vocational rehabilitation services play an important role in returning injured employees back to …
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4/7/20 COVID-19 BRIEF FROM WORKSTEPS
The WorkSTEPS team continues to carefully track what is happening with the COVID-19 pandemic. The …
10 Ways to Keep Employees Safe, Healthy and Happy During COVID-19
In the interest of reducing exposure to the coronavirus, many companies have sent their employees …
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CMS Revises Its Consent to Release Form – How Should The Industry Respond?
Starting April 1, 2020, Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set Asides (WCMSAs) that are submitted to …
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Increased Penalties are Coming for Incorrect Medicare Secondary Payer Reporting
The federal agency that oversees Medicare is seeking to ramp up enforcement of its reporting …
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Independent Contractors in Workers’ Compensation: When Are They Really An Employee?
Employers are generally required to purchase workers’ compensation insurance for their employees. …
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Use Baseline Testing to Reduce Workers’ Compensation Costs
Imagine you knew that an injured worker had a pre-existing impairment. Having access to that …
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Recession, Fear of Job Loss, and Return to Work
Article originally published at: …
COVID-19 Brief From WorkSTEPS
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Is Coronavirus Compensable in Workers’ Compensation?
The Coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe will cause members of the claim management team to face …
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