Sacramento, CA - A San Francisco psychiatrist was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to serve 120 days in prison and pay $1.4 million restitution after he pleaded guilty to a scheme to submit false reports for non-disabled […]

Portland, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) - The MEMIC Group, a workers’ compensation insurance specialty carrier with offices from Maine to Florida and licenses across the nation, has hired Bill Newton to serve as director of Financial Reporting and […]

As a young paramedic back in the 1980’s I quickly learned how devastating automobile collisions are. The human body simply doesn’t hold up well given the dynamics of a high-speed impact. Back in those days […]

Hartford, CT (WorkersCompensation.com) - New research from The Hartford, a leading provider of group disability insurance and absence management, found that 43% of U.S. workers have delayed routine health care appointments since the COVID-19 pandemic […]

Atlanta, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) - On Friday the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and partners, present the 2022 Safe-in-Sound Awards™external icon in the areas of both manufacturing and audio engineering. Northrop Grumman St. […]

San Francisco, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted proposed amendments to the QME regulations to its online forum where members of the public may review and comment on the proposals. […]

The Workers’ Compensation Law grants the administrator rule-making authority. That authority extends to the rules governing the Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims and Alternative Dispute Resolution.Chief Judge Switzer " data-medium-file="https://tncourtofwcclaims.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/kenneth-switzer.jpg?w=207" data-large-file="https://tncourtofwcclaims.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/kenneth-switzer.jpg?w=620" /> As we’ve promised, […]

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that it will be holding a webinar on February 17, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. (EST) to discuss a variety of topics related to Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Asides (WCMSAs).  CMS’s […]