The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation published the state's 2024 medical fee schedule.
The schedule of maximum reimbursement allowances for physician and nonhospital services takes
… Read more »Payments for medical-legal services increased more than the 25% anticipated by the Division of Workers’ Compensation under the Medical Legal Fee Schedule that took effect
… Read more »The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California reported that the proportion of total loss payments going to indemnity benefits and medical treatment was unchanged
… Read more »The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced that starting Aug. 1, a new penalty of $500 can be assessed to health care provider agents
… Read more »A federal appellate court upheld a worker’s convictions and sentence to embezzlement and workers’ compensation fraud.
Case: U.S. v. Holmes, No. 23-4700, 06/21/2024, unpublished.
Facts
… Read more »The South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s defamation claim against his employer for alleged statements made after he appeared
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from falling
… Read more »California employers would be illegally discriminating against injured workers if they deny requests to let them miss work to get treatment for occupational injuries, under
… Read more »The South Carolina Supreme Court reinstated an award of permanent total disability benefits for a worker who lost the use of his back, despite the low impairment
… Read more »The Washington Court of Appeals upheld the denial of an injured worker’s request to reopen her claim due to her failure to timely perfect her
… Read more »Jun 11-13, 2025
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