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Navigating Ohio Workers’ Comp: Strategies for Lower Premiums and Improved EMR Efficiency

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In Ohio, all employers with one or more employees must, by law, maintain workers’ compensation insurance coverage for its employees. The Ohio’s workers’ compensation system is both nebulous and unique, which can make...more

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Temporary Total Disability Benefits Were Properly Reinstated as of the Date Claimant Filed a Protz Constitutional Challenge, and...

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Howard Dunetz v. Charles H. Sacks, D.M.D., P.C. (WCAB); No. 302 C.D. 2022; filed Oct. 26, 2023; Judge Cohn Jubelirer - The claimant sustained a work injury in May 2007. Subsequently, the status of his benefits was changed...more

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Is an Employee Entitled to Temporary Total Disability Years After They Have Left Your Employ and Their Disability Recurs?

The Superior Court addressed a rather convoluted fact pattern in determining whether an injured worker is entitled to a resumption of their temporary total disability benefits even though they have left the time of injury...more

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Maximum Medical Improvement: Now You See It, Now You Don't

As you may know, under the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Statute (Section 15) and case law, the respondent/employer is responsible for providing medical treatment to cure and relieve the effects of a workers’ compensation...more

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Comprehensive FAQs For Employers on Hurricanes and Other Workplace Disasters: 2023 Edition

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This detailed set of Frequently Asked Questions, fully updated for 2023, addresses the workplace-related issues facing employers in the wake of hurricane-related disasters. In addition to legal obligations you need to...more

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Policy Matters Newsletter - July 2023

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After Lengthy Confirmation Fight, Brace For Intrusive EEOC Action. On July 13, the Senate finally confirmed attorney Kaplana Kotagal — whom we have had numerous occasion to discuss in this space — to join the Equal Employment...more

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Employee Requests to Work Remotely While Abroad: Considerations for Employers

In the wake of the pandemic and global adoption of teleworking, an increasing number of employees are looking to work remotely abroad. Unfortunately, the law is not as flexible as technology....more

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Transitional Return-To-Work in Workers’ Compensation Claims: New Strategies

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Return-to-work (RTW) policies and practices have been around since the beginning of workers’ compensation (WC), dating back to the early 1900s, and have evolved—especially in recent times. RTW programs are designed to help...more

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The Top 18 Workplace Law Stories from March 2022

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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SB 1159 Extends COVID-19 Presumption of Compensability

On Thursday, September 17, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 1159. The bill replaces Newsom’s Executive Order N-62-20 and extends the presumption of industrial injury to certain employees who fulfill the criteria...more

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Comprehensive FAQs For Employers On Hurricanes And Other Workplace Disasters

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This article addresses many employment-related issues facing employers in the wake of hurricane-related disasters; consequently, in addition to federal laws, we also focus on certain state laws, especially those in the areas...more

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Uber CEO Calls For Third Worker Classification

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In an op-ed appearing in yesterday’s N.Y. Times, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi echoes what we have been saying on this blog for quite some time – that it is time for federal and state lawmakers to tear down the existing...more

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Workers' Compensation and COVID-19

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The swift economic upheaval and health impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States and around the world is unprecedented in the last century. President Trump proclaimed the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States to...more

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Workers' Comp 2020: Tips and Trends to Manage Workplace Safety

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On Thursday, January 30, members from Verrill's Employment & Labor group, as well as some from the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation group, conducted a full-day seminar full of employment law related topics that...more

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Reminder: New California Employment Laws Going Into Effect January 1, 2020

• Numerous new California laws going into effect on January 1, 2020, will impact employers and employees. • The most significant laws include a new employee classification law, extension of the statute of limitations for...more

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Commonwealth Ruling Addresses Defendant Actions through a Compromise and Release Agreement

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On August 7, 2019, the Commonwealth Court ruled that the defendant in a fully denied workers’ compensation claim cannot take certain actions through a no liability Compromise and Release Agreement, to prevent a medical...more

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Now Trending Emerging Issues and Legislation in Maine Workers' Compensation

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The workers’ compensation landscape is constantly evolving, but don’t worry—we’ve got you covered. In this webinar hosted on April 17, 2019, Verrill Dana attorneys Elizabeth Connellan Smith and Elizabeth Johnston explored the...more

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Florida Hindrance to Recovery Doctrine

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The Florida Hindrance to Recovery doctrine entitles an injured employee to receive medical benefits for pre-existing conditions, if the treatment will aid or improve recovery. This doctrine arises out of Florida Statute...more

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Joint Employment, Wage and Hour Changes are on the Regulatory Horizon

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Employers will face fewer significant regulations in the coming year, according to the Trump administration's Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions ("regulatory agenda")....more

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Web Exclusive: August 2018: The Top 15 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Supreme Court Issues New Ruling on Workers’ Compensation Subrogation Reimbursement

In a recent case, decided on June 19, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania granted appeal to clarify the scope of subrogation reimbursement under the Pennsylvania Workers Compensation Act (the “Act”)....more

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IMSS Anuncia Nuevos Servicios Digitales Para El Pago Y Consulta De Incapacidades

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Este mes de mayo, el Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) anunció nuevas herramientas digitales que dan la posibilidad tanto al asegurado como a las empresas de consultar en línea el historial de las incapacidades...more

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Mexico: New Digital System Allows Verification of Disability Certifications Among Other Related Transactions

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Earlier this month, the Mexican Institute for Social Security (IMSS) announced new digital tools that enable both employers and insured employees to review records concerning the employees' disabilities certified by the IMSS,...more

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PA and NJ Workers' Compensation Benefits for 2018

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Workers’ compensation benefits in PA and NJ are calculated using a statewide average weekly wage (SAWW) that is published by the Departments of Labor every year. The year of the worker’s injury will determine the year for the...more

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WPI Insider Briefing – A Taxing Year Races to the Finish Line

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As the Thanksgiving holiday approached, Republican lawmakers in both chambers of Congress made progress toward their singular legislative priority to enact comprehensive tax reform. Facing uncertainty in the 2018 midterm...more

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