The Delaware Department of Insurance proposed rules that would revise the responsibilities of insurers with respect to on-site audits of their third-party administrators.
Carriers are currently required to conduct semiannual reviews…
A pair of recently published studies reported that workers’ compensation patients undergoing lumbar spinal surgery fare worse after the procedure than other patients.
One study, published July 21 in the Journal…
The Minnesota Reformer reported an analysis of 2021 workers’ compensation claims found record-breaking denial rates, even when claims involving COVID-19 are not included in the calculation.
According to the report, the…
An amended bill that would extend the duration of temporary disability benefits by up to 90 days when an injured worker successfully challenges a denial of requested medical treatment was…
Goldberg Segalla announced that Jacklyn M. Penna joined the firm’s workers’ compensation defense group in Rochester, New York.
Penna has spent more than 26 years counseling and defending employers, insurance carriers…
The Delaware Supreme Court ruled that the state Workers’ Compensation Act expressly allows employers and workers’ compensation carriers to assert subrogation liens against benefits paid to employees under uninsured motorist policies.
Case:…