Workplace injuries are a reality for your business because workers can be injured while performing numerous tasks. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 2.6 million nonfatal workplace ...

February 15, 2024 - The objective of every workers' compensation system is to provide an injured worker with reasonable and necessary medical care and wage replacement while they recover from an ...

Filing a workers’ compensation claim through your employer seems like a simple task. You report the injury, get medical ...

Local business owners who were part of a statewide class action lawsuit over workers’ comp premiums will begin receiving instructions for submitting claims for a share of the $420 million settlement ...

Notifying Medicare about a workers’ compensation arrangement is crucial. Without notification, a person risks claim denials and having to reimburse Medicare. Workers’ compensation is insurance for ...

Anyone who has even a passing familiarity with the practice of workers' compensation is aware that lump sum settlements are almost always, strictly voluntary. The act does still offer a vehicle for a ...

Federal law requires employers to consider Medicare’s potential interests when settling a workers’ compensation claim with a Medicare beneficiary. The foregoing generally involves the use of a Workers ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...