Beginning April 7, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will eliminate its one-year waiting period for Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement (WCMSA) Amended Review requests. Instead, CMS will...more
Under S.6635/A.5745: Where a [worker] files a claim for mental injury premised upon extraordinary work-related stress incurred at [work], the board may not disallow the claim upon a factual finding that the stress was not...more
As Medicare secondary payer penalties take effect this fall, find out what’s new, what’s on the horizon, and what to watch out for to avoid pitfalls. Join Goldberg Segalla partners Philip Unwin and Jennifer Santoro for a free...more
In workers’ compensation, it may seem like the deck is stacked against the employer. However, there are still plenty of ways to mitigate your exposure. Join Goldberg Segalla partner Philip Unwin for this complementary webinar...more
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A recent update from the New York Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) may impact your exposure when accepting claims without liability under Section 21-a. For many of our clients, this may increase indemnity...more
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A recent update from the New York Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) may impact which form you use when requesting a hearing to reduce or address rates
Effective July 3, 2023, Forms C-25 and C-27 have...more
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Smoke from the Canadian wildfires are likely to result in workers’ compensation claims linked to smoke-related injuries Compensability should focus on how much an employee’s work increases the exposure to...more
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There’s been a significant increase the last month in Section 32 Agreements disapproved, or to which revisions have been demanded, due to a general release or resignation attendant to same. Until...more
Whether it's reporting to CMS, getting CMS approval, or wondering how to handle LMSAs, this webinar will help answer those questions....more
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Amendments to Workers’ Compensation Law Section 24 now requires claimant attorneys follow a fee schedule.
Moving forward, it is imperative to timely file the appropriate FROI/SROI forms now that...more