The Commonwealth Court says that the use of the Fifth and Sixth Editions of the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment in the performance of Impairment Rating Evaluations is unconstitutional. Read More

First Assistant Attorney General Michael Hunter wants state employees to quit worrying about whether they are covered for workers' compensation. Read More

Reading government reports not your favorite activity? Let me help you out here. I read through the latest report on fatal workplace accidents and cherry-picked some good news and bad news for you. Read More

Texas Mutual provides investigators and covers the expenses of a special unit within the Travis County DA's office charged with ferreting out insurance fraud, while it also functions as a private insurer. Some think the relationship is a bit too cozy. Read More

Are you and a friend both looking for work? A company in Brea, Calif. needs two bilingual workers' compensation claims examiners.

When a physician or other medical provider is hired by an employer to perform a fitness-for-duty or return-to-work exam for an employee, can the test and exam results be disclosed to the employer without the patient's authorization? Read More