JD Supra

Appellate Division Affirms Award of Medical and Temporary Benefits, Rejects Employer’s Res Judicata and Collateral Estoppel Arguments in Workers’ Compensation Surgery Dispute

The respondent, Andersen/Silver Line Windows, appealed a decision that granted the petitioner’s motion for medical and temporary benefits. On July 16, 2020, the petitioner was injured lifting glass ...
Becker's ASC

Making Workers’ Compensation Cases Profitable in Surgery Centers

At the 2011 Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago, John DiPaola, MD, and Scott Gibbs, MD, shared a presentation on operating a successful ambulatory surgery center ...
Becker's ASC

California Ambulatory Surgery Association Fights Proposed Workers’ Comp Reductions

The California Ambulatory Surgery Association continues to challenge regulations that would reduce workers’ compensation rates to ASCs, according to an ASC Association release. The original proposal, ...
Law

Research Paper Confirms Attorneys' Positive Impact on Clients’ Workers’ Comp Benefits, But Also a Need to Do More

A recently published National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, titled “Unresolved Conflict in Workers’ Compensation: The Impact of Legal Representation on Workers’ Compensation Benefits,” ...
Raleigh News & Observer

Do I need Workers’ Comp for myself?

As a small business owner, you want to help protect your team from workplace injury and illness with workers' compensation insurance. But what about your own protection? Have you ever wondered, "Do I ...