The Supreme Court of New Hampshire reversed—for a second time—a decision of the state’s Compensation Appeals Board that had found workers’ compensation carriers for New Hampshire employers could not be required to reimburse an injured worker...
A decision denying death benefits to the surviving spouse of a New Hampshire worker who died from an overdose of oxycodone and heroin was affirmed by the state’s Supreme Court. The worker, who suffered a serious ankle fracture as a result of a work-related...
New Hampshire’s Compensation Appeals Board erred when it failed to award pain management benefits to an injured worker who sustained an original injury in 2013, underwent a C5–6 anterior discectomy and fusion with hardware, and continued to experience...
Acknowledging that contingent fee arrangements in workers’ compensation cases were not per se unreasonable, the Supreme Court of New Hampshire held it was error for the state’s Compensation Appeals Board (CAB) to follow what amounted to a blanket rule...
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Where a worker sustained serious injuries and, after a period of hospitalization, was discharged to his home and prescribed medication and follow-up care, which included home health services—physical and occupational therapy, a home health aide, and nursing services...
American Medical Association Releases National Survey for Preventing Opioid Abuse . American Medical Association Supports Telemedicine Bill . CA: CWCI Study Examines 2015 Independent Medical Review Outcomes . CA: High Court Won’t Hear Stevens IMR Constitutionality...
NCCI Establishes Baseline for Monitoring Impact of ACA on Workers Comp . Recent Ruling Could Give OSHA Wider Authority for Issuing Enterprise Abatement Orders . AZ: ICA Posts RFQ for Qualified Vendor List for Investment Management Consulting Services . CA...
US DOL Reports 2 Percent Increase in Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2014 . CDC Unveils Draft Guidelines for Physicians Prescribing Opioids . HHS to Revise Rules for Medication to Treat Opioid Dependence . OSHA Revises Publication to Protect Safety of Firefighters...
WEDI: Only Half of States Ready for ICD-10 Switch for Work Comp Claim Purposes . MSP Report Examines Impact of MMSEA Section 111 Reporting Requirements . New England Governors Urge FDA to Change Opioid Warning Labels . AK: Uber Agrees to Pay State a Fine...
RIMS/Advisen: Stable Insurance Market Shows Decline in Workers Comp Costs . Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 Introduced in Congress . Luxe Valet On Demand Service Converts Contractors to Employees . Lawmakers Seek to Investigate DOJ’s Prosecution...
NCCI Study Examines Relationship Between Accident Report Lag and Claim Cost . NCCI Posts 2015 Workers Comp Issues Report . GENEX Warns of Security Breach in Workers Compensation . Obama Administration, GOP Seeks Reduction in FECA Benefits . AZ: ICA Posts...
ProPublica Examines Benefit Cuts, Medical Review, Preexisting Conditions, Choice of Doctor . ProPublica/NPR Answer Questions About Their Research on Workers Comp Articles . Risk Expert Says High Costs of Workers Comp Due Mainly to Management Problem . Walmart...
Quoting Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law , § 3.03 and relying upon its earlier decision in Appeal of Margeson , 162 N.H. 273, 27 A.3d 663 (2011), the Supreme Court of New Hampshire reversed the state’s Compensation Appeals Board and held that a truck driver’s...
WCRI Posts Annual Report and Research Review . Workers Sue Instacart (On Demand Grocery), Claim Misclassification . Immigrant Workers in Constant Fear of Deportation When Injured at Work . McDonald’s Employees File 28 Health and Safety Complaints in...