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A WCEC Session Preview: Two-Day Breakout for Agents

Back in the day, an insurance agent's "job" in the workers' compensation system was to sell a policy and, when a claim was filed, to refer the injured worker to the claims department for the insurance company. That's changed, as this breakout reveals. On August 18 & 19 at the 69th annual Workers Compensation Educational Conference, panelists will discuss what  successful agents need to know today.  Read More

NC Rules on Retroactive Compensation for Family Members

Can family members of injured workers be paid for providing retroactive attendant care if they were not previously authorized to do so by the defendants or the North Carolina Industrial Commission? Funny you should ask. Others also sought guidance, and got some interesting answers from North Carolina courts. Read More

WC Fraud: Will NY Make the Punishment Fit the Crime?

The New York State Supreme Court Grand Jury recently issued a report on fraud in the state's workers' compensation system, and made a number of significant recommendations. One will hit the fraudsters right in the pocketbook. Read More

Challenging Medicare Recovery Demands and MSA Determinations

Let's talk about Medicare Set-Asides and workers' compensation and conditional payments. If the claimant is unhappy, he can get into federal court to challenge a Medicare conditional payment. However, the insurance carrier or self-insured entity footing the bill for the settlement cannot. Even the government now says that's not fair. Read More

Workers Dies After Company Ignores Safety Warning

'Prescription' v. 'Recommendation' for Medical Marijuana

There are 20 states plus the District of Columbia with laws that legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes. The main sticking point in legal circles is that federal law still lists marijuana as a Schedule I controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act. What's a doctor to do? Read More 

No Jail for the Jailers

Three years ago, an investigation into whether Illinois prison guards scammed taxpayers through phony workers' compensation claims began. Today, despite inquiries by several agencies, there have been no arrests or even a final report. Why not? Read More 

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WCI Briefs

We know you're busy. That's why we created WCI Briefs, a collection of workers' compensation and insurance news from across the nation and around the world. Each of these articles tells its story in 500 words or less. Read More