Court affirms employer workers’ comp lien on full asbestos tort settlement
The case centered on Stephen M. Dodge, a longtime state employee who was exposed to airborne asbestos fibers both on the job and at…
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Florida Appeals Court Rejects Rules Protecting Physician Dispensing in Workers’ Compensation Cases | Akerman LLP – Health Law Rx
A recent decision by Florida’s First District Court of Appeal (DCA) has significant implications for physicians and other practitioners who…
Skilled Foreign Workers Think About Leaving the U.S.
These highly skilled, highly educated foreign workers have been documenting the challenges of trying to build a career in the…
Court blocks medical supply company from challenging Hartford workers’ comp payments
Scomed was given multiple opportunities to respond over three hearings but largely declined to present its own arguments or evidence.…
Penalties, PARs, and Psychological Claims: Recent New York Workers’ Compensation Decisions | Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP
It has been a few weeks since the 3rd Dept. issued decisions on workers’ compensation cases. We got three yesterday,…
Legal Forms | Legislation Planned to Address Excessive Costs for Prescription Topical Drugs in Workers’ Compensation | Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP
Most employers and their insurance resources are aware of the abusive cost structures associated with prescription compound topical drugs/creams being…
Virginia Workers’ Compensation Law Alert: New Failure-to-Report Civil Penalties for Self-Insurers Now in Effect (Effective January 1, 2026) | Chartwell Law
Effective January 1, 2026, the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission began enforcing new civil penalties for failures to comply with required…
Delaware court affirms denial after commutation closes workers’ comp claim
On October 6, 2023, while on duty with Wilmington FD, Ferrell carried two high-rise packs up approximately three flights of…
Allstate launches Scam Protection to safeguard workers’ finances from rising cyber and crypto fraud
Key Takeaways Allstate launches Scam Protection, a new workplace benefit that covers modern digital threats including scams, ransomware and cryptocurrency theft, featuring…
Iowa ruling clarifies workers’ comp classification for skin injuries
The facts of the case are straightforward but significant. Mecene Laguerre was working at a JBS meat-packing facility in Ottumwa,…