Anyone who has even a passing familiarity with the practice of workers' compensation is aware that lump sum settlements are almost always, strictly voluntary. The act does still offer a vehicle for a ...

Darrell Newbury called four or five lawyers to get help in restoring workers' compensation benefits he believes were unjustly cut off. None wanted to take the Fargo man's case without a retainer of $1 ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Darin Luneckas enjoys the challenge of helping an injured worker going up against a big insurance company that is refusing to ...

Legal periodicals often overlook the significant workers’ compensation case law that emerges from workers’ compensation judges, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, ...

A pizza delivery guy who gets punched in the mouth during a robbery. A UPS driver who is hit in the face with falling boxes. A farmer kicked by a horse. An amusement park worker playing Spiderman who ...

Some injured workers could face delays in receiving care as a result of the massive cyberattack that continues to cripple ...

Workers compensation cases are a great fit for orthopedic-based ambulatory surgery centers, says John DiPaola, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Occupational Orthopedics in Tualatin, Ore. In fact, his ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

LANSING — A recent Michigan Supreme Court ruling could make it easier for people to qualify for workers' compensation benefits for pre-existing mental disabilities if their job aggravates or ...