The average Medicare set-aside recommended by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid’s Workers’ Compensation Review Contractor increased nearly 6% in the most recent fiscal year.
CMS said the average set-aside recommendation…
A New York appellate court upheld the appointment of pro bono counsel to represent a property owner in its third-party action against an injured worker’s employer.
Case: Santiago v. Panda to Brasil…
A New York appellate court ordered a retrial on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged fall from a scaffold.
Case: Isaac v. 135 W. 52nd Street Owner LLC, No.
An Ohio appellate court upheld a denial of an enhanced award of benefits to a worker whose hand was crushed by a hydraulic press.
Case: State ex rel. Strawser v. Industrial…
The Maryland Appellate Court ruled that workers’ compensation exclusivity barred the adult daughter of a worker involved in a fatal accident from bringing a claim against the employer under the…
ICW Group Insurance Cos. named Sandy Smith vice president of risk management and charged her with leading the company’s loss control services focused on workplace injury prevention.
Sandy Smith
ICW Group…