Worker’s Compensation, Health Law, Insurance

California Legislative Committees Considering Insurance Bills

by Samuel Sorich | Barger & Wolen on 4/22/2013

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

Another Health Insurance/Disability Insurance Coverage Issue

by Leonard, Street and Deinard - Employee... on 9/11/2012

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

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

by Melissa Thomas on 4/20/2012

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

by Melissa Thomas on 4/20/2012

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

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

by Richard Grams on 10/27/2011

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

When to Use a Liability Medicare Set-aside Arrangement

by Low, Ball & Lynch on 6/15/2011

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

Ajlouny Injury Law Lauds Zadroga Act as a Victory for NYC 9/11 First Responders

by Ajlouny Injury Law on 1/6/2011

Victims and their families can breathe easier, literally and figuratively, knowing they are eligible for compensation and health benefits under the Zadroga Act. If you are an EMT worker, NYC firefightre, NYC police office...more

The First Steps You Need to Take When you Suffer an Injury At Work

by Katz, Friedman, Eagle, Eisenstein, Johnson &... on 12/1/2010

If you are injured on the job, you may be entitled to benefits, including medical care, under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act. However, in order to establish that you have a valid workers’ compensation claim there...more

Convenant Instituut Asbestslachtoffers: tien jaar later

by Thomas van Dijk on 8/11/2010

Naar aanleiding van het tienjarig bestaan van het Convenant Instituut Asbestslachtoffers hebben mr Thomas van Dijk en Nienke van Osch een artikel geschreven dat is gepubliceerd in Verkeersrecht. Doelstelling van het convenant...more

Advanced Settlement Loan Companies

by Virginia L. Hunt on 7/19/2010

Occasionally, one of my clients asks me to sign a lien agreement with a company offering to advance money to the client based on the client's potential permanent partial disability award at the end of his claim. I have never...more

Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Covered?

by Virginia L. Hunt on 7/19/2010

While there are no recent statistics, I know from my experience that the majority of claims filed by injured workers in Nevada for carpal tunnel syndrome are initially denied. Carpal tunnel syndrome presents as numbness,...more

Medicare Set-Asides-Best Practice Article

by Blackburn Group Inc. on 6/18/2010

All organizations are faced with a significant number of employment and liability risk issues during these difficult economic times. Successful firms are employing a cohesive team and infrastructure to address the...more

Health Insurance v. Workers' Comp Claim

by Virginia L. Hunt on 5/6/2010

An injured worker asks, "Is it wrong for my employer to urge me to use my health insurance to get medical treatment for my back that was hurt at work instead of me filing a workers' comp claim?" Yes, it is absolutely wrong...more

From Out of the Blue Comes a Proposed Exemption for Air Ambulance Companies to Avoid California Workers' Compensation Official...

by Barger & Wolen on 3/12/2010

This week, the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers? Compensation of the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DWC”) proposed a regulation, California Code of Regulations, title 8, Section 9789.70(c),...more