Thursday, March 27, 2008

Governmental Opposition Swells Against Implementation of the 6th Edition of the AMA Guides

›
State governments throughout the United States are now delaying implementation of the 6th Edition of the AMA guides as a standard to determi...
1 comment:
Tuesday, March 25, 2008

California Considers Taxing Workers' Compensation Attorneys Fees

›
If Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has his way the battered advocacy system for injured workers in California is about to get hit again. The...
Sunday, March 23, 2008

Collecting Both Social Security Disability Insurance And Workers’ Compensation Benefits Generates Inequality of Benefits

›
A recent study by the federal government reports that some disabled workers who receive workers' compensation or public disability bene...
Tuesday, March 11, 2008

The Future of Spitzer’s NY Workers’ Compensation Reform Effort and the AMA Guides 6th ed.

›
With Governor Spitzer now embroiled in a major scandal that may end in his resignation as Governor of the State of New York, all eyes in th...

Now Available: New 2008 Supplement for Gelman on Workers' Compensation Law 3rd Ed.

›
Thomson/West has published the 2008 supplement to Workers' Compensation Law 3rd ed ., (Vols. 38 - 39A, New Jersey Practice Series) autho...
Wednesday, March 5, 2008

NJ WC Reports a Drop of 46% of CMS Backlog in 60 days

›
NJ, a State that elected not to data match with CMS, is now reporting a drop of 46% of its backlog from the cases designated "waiting f...
Tuesday, March 4, 2008

NJ Workers' Compensation Carriers Win a "Get Out of Jail Card" on Asbestos Liability Claims

›
Workers' compensation insurance companies have a long history of guarding themselves from liability from asbestos exposure issues. Recen...