Gallatin, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- To be officially recognized by the Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation as certified physicians, physicians must meet a few prerequisites to qualify for certification. Here's a breakdown of those qualifications are. […]
Gallatin, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It's a bedrock principle of the "exclusive remedy" rule that the "Grand Bargain" provides that an employee injured on the job must seek benefits through the workers' compensation system rather than […]
Seattle, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Can a worker in the State of Washington bring someone with them to an independent medical examination? The answer is yes, and here are the rules for when a worker has […]
Hartford, CT (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Sometimes when something has to be "filed" by a certain date, the law will say that dropping it in the mail is good enough to meet the deadline. However, as a […]
Salem, OR (WorkersCompensation.com) -- For readers fortunate enough to have access to Simply Research, a case popped up on that site last week that has important information on how IMEs work in Oregon. The case, […]
Austin, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Those who checked out last week's Compliance Corner on accident prevent requires in Texas learned that insurance companies writing workers' compensation insurance in the Lone Star State must maintain or provide […]
Minneapolis, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- What does it take for a worker in Minnesota to establish that she experienced PTSD because of her job? That was the question the state's top court faced in Tea v. […]
St. Paul, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A bedrock principle in workers' compensation law is that benefits are may be due when an "employee" is injured on the job. So just who exactly is an employee? Here's […]