Workers Comp

An increasing number of states are now allowing eligible patients to be reimbursed for their medical cannabis-related costs through their Workplace Injury Insurance (WCI) plans, according to an analysis of state policies conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Researchers affiliated with the federal agency evaluated the …

by Tim Darnell | Sep 23, 2021 | Capitol Beat Press Service ATLANTA – A veteran nurse allegedly attacked by an abusive patient was one of several speakers Thursday before a state Senate study committee formed to examine violence against healthcare workers. “I was assaulted by a patient who had …

GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC (WSPA) – An effort to protect more firefighters and other frontline workers when they are out of work due to COVID. This is what the leaders of the Professional Fire Fighters Association of South Carolina are doing now, as they mourn the loss of some of their …

The number of independent medical examinations used to resolve medical disputes for California workers hit an all-time high in the first half of 2021, as statewide unemployment remained stubbornly high, non-COVID workers’ compensation claims remained lower at pre-pandemic levels, millions of Californians continued to work from home, and efforts to …

Through Joe paduda Friday, September 24, 2021 | 0 As we go through the list of Big, Biggest and Largest Worker Compensation Services Entities, we are now at the Single Service Provider level. Joe paduda It will not take much time. Conduent is the market share leader in workers’ health …

A limited but growing number of states allow eligible patients to be reimbursed for their medical cannabis-related costs through their Workers’ Compensation Insurance (WCI) plans, according to a recently released analysis of the policies of the State conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. NORML deputy director …

WILG Past President Malcolm Crosland reviews highlights of the year CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES, September 22, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ – Lawyer Malcolm M. Crosland Jr., past president of the Workers’ Injury Law and Advocacy Group®, looks back on the triumphs of the past year, as well as the challenges. WILG …

“Workers’ compensation companies get a smaller share of the settlement ‘pie’ when another potential claimant (spouse) claims their damages in addition to the injured worker,” says Saerim Luciano, of Pearlman, Brown & Wax. (Credit: Destina / stock.adobe.com) The loss of consortium claims may hamper the ability of workers’ compensation companies …

By Celeste Bott (September 21, 2021, 9:16 p.m. EDT) – Illinois highest court justices on Tuesday debated whether a dispute over civil damages for injuries related to an accident compensation claim work was in fact moot after the voluntary dismissal of the plaintiff party to the civil action. The question …

Washington officials slam Biden for challenging workplace nuclear health law Washington state officials are upset that the Biden administration is challenging a law to make it easier to compensate employees who fell ill as a result of their work at the Hanford nuclear reserve, a former nuclear weapons production site. …