Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Medicare Finalizes New Rules To Collect Conditional Payments

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ( CMS ) has issued a final rule to tighten its procedure in collecting conditional payments ...
Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Casino Employee in NJ Wins Cancer Suit for Second-Hand Smoke Forecasting a New Wave in Litigation

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An Atlantic City NJ casino card dealer employed at the Claridge Hotel who was exposed to second hand tobacco smoke was awarded workers' ...
Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Employee Cell Chat Results in $5.2 Million Payment to Widow by Employer

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The distractions caused by cell phone use and other electronic gadgetry are increasing the exposure of employers to monetary exposure well b...
Monday, February 4, 2008

Lead Paint Creates A Potential New Wave of Occupational Disease Claims

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Occupational lead exposure, especially to lead paint, has been a well known hazard in the workplace you decades. Recent epidemiological stud...
Friday, January 25, 2008

Presidential Primaries Are Defining the Future Course of Workers' Compensation Medical Benefits

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Workers' Compensation medical benefits continue to be up for grabs as the US Presidential Primaries continue. The problematic compensat...
Thursday, January 10, 2008

CMS Hammers Work Comp Carriers with Major MSP Reporting Requirements

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A new law on the books introduced in the Senate on Dec. 18, 2007 and signed by the President on December 29, 2007 is going to have signific...
Tuesday, January 8, 2008

It's All About the Medical

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As the new political and legislative year unfolds, stakeholders are keeping their eye on the prize, medical benefits, in the workers' c...