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Alabama Legislative Update – Week 10: Slow and Steady Movement by Senate and House

As the Alabama Legislature moves closer to adjournment, legislation is making slow but steady progress. Tuesday and Thursday marked the 21st and 22nd days of the 2013 Regular Session. With only eight legislative days left and...more

California Legislative Committees Considering Insurance Bills

Numerous insurance-related bills have been introduced in the California Legislature this year. Legislative committees are now conducting hearings on the various measures. This year’s regular legislative session will end on...more

"Probability" of Having Contracted Communicable Disease at Work Held Sufficient to Assert an Occupational Disease Claim Even in...

In a recent opinion, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District held a workers' compensation claimant had sufficiently proven her husband sustained an occupational disease arising out of and in the course of his...more

Another Health Insurance/Disability Insurance Coverage Issue

I recently blogged about an employer who continued health insurance coverage for an employee on short term disability in contravention of the health plan document. The employer lost its stop-loss coverage for health claims...more

Hagens Berman Files New Lawsuit on Behalf of 11 Alleged U.S. Thalidomide Victims

Newly unearthed documents provide additional evidence for a series of lawsuits alleging that a number of major pharmaceutical companies widely distributed the dangerous birth-defect causing drug Thalidomide in the United...more

Southeastern Legislative Updates - August 2012

In This Issue: - Alabama Employment-Related Legislation - Mississippi Employment-Related Legislation - North Carolina Employment-Related Legislation - Tennessee Employment-Related Legislation - Washington, D.C....more

Designated to Decide: How to Help a Loved One Finish Well

Columbia, MO – April 20, 2012 -- A loving daughter agrees to be her mother’s healthcare agent. A thoughtful mother completes a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) and DNI (Do Not Intubate) forms. The mother even goes so far as to wear a...more

Designated to Decide: How to Help a Loved One Finish Well

Columbia, MO – April 20, 2012 -- Alisa M. Dotson, Esq. watched a video of a loving daughter who agrees to be her mother’s healthcare agent. A thoughtful mother completes a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) and DNI (Do Not Intubate)...more

The Impact of State Laws Limiting Malpractice Awards on the Geographic Distribution of Physicians

This study examines the impact of State legislation that caps damage awards in malpractice cases on decisions of physicians about where to practice medicine. Twenty-four States now have laws that limit damage payments in...more

BENZENE EXPOSURE

Benzene is absorbed rapidly and extensively after inhalation and ingestion. It is absorbed less extensively through intact skin; however, percutaneous absorption may contribute to total body burden....more

Case Studies in Environmental Medicine (CSEM) Asbestos Toxicity

This educational case study document is one in a series of self-instructional publications designed to increase knowledge of hazardous substances in the environment and to promote the adoption of medical practices that aid...more

SEIU WEST, Locals 333 and 299 and Laura Marchessault and Extendicare (Canada) Ltd.

Arbitration Award

Award concerning the interpretation of collective agreement clause providing up to one year of top-up to 100% of salary of Worker's Compensation benefits ought to be limited to one calendar year, or one year of total...more

The Privacy Dangers in Workers’ Comp

It can be easy to take the privacy of your personal medical information and private life for granted when no one is actively nosing around in them. But if you get injured at work, you may find your privacy invaded by...more

THE ROLE OF THE LEGAL NURSE IN CIVIL CASES: WITH A CASE EXAMPLE

This article explains the role of the often overlooked and underused resource of the legal nurse, who can crystallize any medical-legal related issues. A case example is used to show how attorney's can benefit from this...more

VICARIOUS LIABILITY

This article discusses how employers such as Hospitals can be vicariously liable for the torts of their employees, particularly doctors, nurses and other ancillary services that are committed during the course of employment....more

If I Suggest A Referral Doctor’s Name To My Current Doctor Does That Break The Chain Of Referral?

Under the Illinois Worker’s Compensation Act, if there is no “Preferred Provider Program” in place with your employer, then you are entitled to two choices of doctor. What this really means is that you are entitled to have...more

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KSS projeleriyle sirketlerin marka degeri artacak - Sirketler artik günümüzde sadece sektöründe gösterdigi faaliyetlerle degil Kurumsal Sosyal Sorumluluk (KSS) Projeleri'yle de hem tüketicinin hem de yatirimcilarin dikkatini...more

Nurses and Attendants at Risk for Low Back Injuries

Back injuries, followed closely by shoulder injuries, are the most common job-related injuries for my clients in the nursing field. Nurses, and those employed as nursing attendants are at high risk for these injuries...more

China's Social Security Implementing Rules Are In Force - What's Next

Regulations requiring foreign workers in China to enroll in its social security system are now in effect but the situation is complicated by differing levels of compliance and enforcement by local authorities. In cities that...more

White Collar Crime and Investigations Law Update - September 2011

In This Issue: Good Works Overcome OIG's Exclusion Presumption For Forest Labs' Ceo Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX)("Forest Labs") recently avoided a devastating sanction from the Health and Human Services...more

The Company is sending me to their doctor! Do I have to go?!

The short answer in Illinois is yes. Under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act, the Employee has the right to treat with a doctor of their choice. However, the Employer can have the injured worker evaluated by a doctor...more

When to Use a Liability Medicare Set-aside Arrangement

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has put the insurance industry on high alert. Threat of penalties for failure to report liability claims involving a Medicare beneficiary has raised concerns over properly...more

The Impact of Diabetes and Other Obesity-Related Conditions on Workers' Comp Claims

Collins & Lacy workers' compensation attorney Aisha Taylor explores the effect of diabetes and other obesity-related illnesses on workers' compensation, drawing on her own community involvement in these issues. ...more

EEOC Finalizes Updates To Disability Regulations In Response to ADA Amendments Act

Employers should review and update their existing employment and employee benefit practices in response to updated regulations (Final Regulations) governing the disability discrimination rules of the Americans With...more

Implants Soon to be in the Fee Schedule

Collins & Lacy founding partner Stan Lacy expands on how the Supreme Court case South Carolina Ambulatory Surgical Assn. v. South Carolina Workers Compensation Commission has spearheaded the Commission's effort to determine a...more