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Mental Injury Claims, Jurisdictional Issues, and Disputes Involving the Second Injury Fund and Indemnity Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The 61st Annual Iowa Workers' Compensation Symposium continued its enlightening sessions, focusing on the agency case […]

Benwood, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) – When there’s reason to suspect a worker’s injury report is more akin to a work of fiction, it helps to have witnesses’ statements that were created on the day of or […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – In 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) removed Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) procedures, also known as total knee replacement, from the Inpatient Only List, allowing the procedures to […]

Pro Rata Reimbursement, Hearing Report Requirements, and Causation Issues in Workers' Compensation Cases Des Moines, IA - The 61st Annual Iowa Workers' Compensation Symposium continued its informative sessions on agency case law updates. During this […]

Albany, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Generally, a claimant who voluntarily withdraws from the labor market is not entitled to workers' compensation benefits. The claimant will have to demonstrate that her disability caused or contributed to the […]

Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Dr. Claire Muselman's second part to her Iowa case law update, she highlights Shadlow v. Loves Travel Stops, for a point it makes about the "odd-lot" doctrine. So, what […]

Part Two: Permanent Disability, Layoffs, Surgical Procedures, and the Odd-Lot Doctrine Des Moines, IA - The 61st Annual Iowa Workers' Compensation Symposium continued with a highly informative session on agency case law updates. Esteemed legal […]

Dallas, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – A 7-Eleven employee shot and killed during a robbery attempt was just the latest employee killed by gun fire at work over the past week. On June 18, officials in Dallas […]