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California has an interesting process for its courts. Enshrined in the procedural court rules is Rule 8.1115(a) regarding precedent and stare decisis. The Common Law tradition upon which our American legal system is founded relies […]

Host Bob Wilson expands on his thoughts over rebuttable presumptions and the risk they present to the "Grand Bargain" established with workers' compensation more than 100 years ago. From Covid to PTSD to Hamster Genitalia, […]

 In a significant Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) compliance development, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)[1] website indicates that CMS’s long-awaited Section 111 civil money penalties (CMPs) “final rule” and their “Future Medicals” proposals have been completed and are […]

The Florida OJCC returned to live programming with its annual free CLE program in Tallahassee on February 25, 2022. The program is co-sponsored by the Workers' Compensation Institute, for which we are grateful. It is […]

Summary: Companies across the country are experiencing labor shortages for a variety of reasons. Find out how these staffing shortages can impact workers’ compensation and what businesses can do to help deal with them. Workers’ Compensation […]

We’re pleased to announce a return to in-person settlement approvals on April 4, 2022! As practitioners know, each of the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation eight offices has a lengthy history of individual procedures for settlement approvals. […]

Summary: Businesses can be sued for a variety of reasons. One of the most common reasons is negligence. Ordinary negligence and professional negligence are two types of legal complaints impacting small businesses. Find out more about […]

Veterans who suffer from medical conditions following exposure to toxic burn pit hazards and chemicals received support from President Biden last night. President's State of the Union Address included strong presidential support for health care benefits and […]