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Detecting Fraud in New Jersey Workers' Compensation
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Strategies to Manage Costs of Medical Care in a PA Workers’ Compensation Claim
LFLM LAW with L.A.W - Adjuster to Attorney
Risk Transfer, Employer Liability, and Grave Injuries: Who Is Going to Pay?
LFLM LAW with L.A.W - Shop Talk with John Geyer, Firm Managing Partner
LFLM LAW with L.A.W - Remote Trials
Join us for an informative webinar with our workers' compensation attorneys as we delve into the dynamic landscape of medical marijuana and its implications in workers' compensation claims in four key states: New Jersey,...more
Weber Gallagher Workers’ Compensation Partners Alan A. Arsenis and Robert R. Hanneman Jr. discuss the ins and outs of medical treatment in New Jersey Workers’ Compensation claims. In this episode, Alan and Rob give a brief...more
A Pennsylvania Court held that an employer violated the state Workers’ Compensation Act (WCA) by refusing to reimburse an employee for out-of-pocket medical marijuana expenses related to a workplace injury....more
Based on two Commonwealth Court decisions filed on March 17, 2023, medical marijuana is now medical treatment covered by the PA Workers’ Compensation Act (WC Act), and failure to pay is a violation of the Act, with up to 50%...more
While each state has its own unique workers’ compensation program, workers’ compensation generally requires employers to reimburse the reasonable medical expenses of employees who are injured at work. Depending on the injury,...more
The leaked opinion overturning Roe, combined with a largely unknown workers’ compensation case pending before the Supreme Court, reveal the Biden administration’s position on cannabis: The Biden administration doesn’t care...more
On February 22, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States asked the United States Department of Justice to weigh in on an issue that has divided state courts in recent years: should states with laws requiring insurers and...more
Join Goldberg Segalla partners John K. Archibald and Antonio S. Troese to discuss the impact on workers’ compensation practice and exposure given recent developments in Maryland regulations, COVID-19 cases and presumptions,...more
Cannabis is illegal under federal law, but legal for certain uses in many states. Might the U. S. Supreme Court resolve this conflict in a Workers’ Comp case? In this episode of the "More with McGlinchey" podcast, attorneys...more
On Tuesday, February 22, 2022, the United States Supreme Court requested the Solicitor General submit an amicus brief on the issue of whether a workers’ compensation carrier paying for the cost of an injured workers’ medical...more
On October 13, the Supreme Court of Minnesota barred an employee from getting reimbursed for medical marijuana treatment for a work-related injury. Although the employee was entitled to reimbursement from her employer under...more
Q: Is medical marijuana an expense reimbursable by the employer?...more
In this month’s update, state high courts consider reimbursement of defense costs, reimbursement of medical marijuana costs, and reimbursement of ransomware payments. Federal courts determine whether a debt collector is...more
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that an employer and its workers’ compensation carrier must reimburse an injured worker for his medical marijuana expenses. Hager v. M&K Construction, 2021 N.J. LEXIS 332 (N.J. April 13,...more
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, that M&K Construction must reimburse an employee, Vincent Hager, for the cost of his medical marijuana in his workers’ compensation case, upholding the lower...more
Our November Insurance Update touches upon some novel issues. •Is an appraisal action – a proceeding to determine fair stock value on the date of merger – a Securities Claim for purposes of a D&O policy? •Must a workers’...more
On October 27, 2020, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that insurance companies could not be compelled to reimburse employees for medical marijuana expenses pursuant to the worker’s compensation scheme that...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Legislature has passed a series of employment-related bills for Governor Newsom to consider. He has until September 30 to approve or veto these bills, most of which relate to leaves of...more
The compensability of medical marijuana costs for a workers’ compensation claim turns on an individualized inquiry of whether such treatment is reasonable and necessary, and not whether the use of medical marijuana is...more
Do you want to learn more about controlling excessive medical costs on your Pennsylvania workers’ compensation claims? Tune in as our lawyers, Sherri Dougherty and Dawn Nicholson, discuss the use of utilization reviews, use...more
John C. Kutner and Scott Wilson discuss medical marijuana and opiates as it pertains to workers' compensation claims. John and Scott look at the different reasons why medicinal marijuana and opiates might be prescribed, how a...more
Two recent developments may lead to New Jersey employers being required to reimburse the cost of medical marijuana for workers’ compensation recipients. In a case of first impression, New Jersey’s Appellate Division, in...more
On Thursday, January 30, members from Verrill's Employment & Labor group, as well as some from the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation group, conducted a full-day seminar full of employment law related topics that...more
The 2020 Regular Session of the West Virginia Legislature just reached the 30th day, or its half way point. As of today, the House has introduced 1289 bills, while the Senate introduced 725. We will continue reporting on...more