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Marshall Dennehey

Treatment With Authorized Provider Tolls Statute of Limitations, Although Treatment Occurred Without Employer/Carrier’s Knowledge...

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Ortiz v. Winn-Dixie, Inc., No. 1D2021-0885, Fla. 1st DCA 2024, DCA#: 1D2021-0885, Decision date: Dec. 23, 2024 - The First District Court of Appeal issued another opinion in the ongoing statute of limitations saga triggered...more

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Top 10 Developments in Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation in 2024

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1. Commonwealth Court holds that an employer’s failure to reimburse a claimant for out-of-pocket payments for CBD oil is in violation of the Act. Schmidt v. Schmidt, Kirifides & Rassias, Pa. C. (WCAB), 305 A.3d 1137 (Pa....more

Goldberg Segalla

Defending HIMP-1 Claims in New York

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If you are receiving dozens – even hundreds – of HIMP-1 demands monthly, you are not alone. And you have options other than simply paying them! The Health Insurance Matching Program (HIMP) process is the means through which...more

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Defending HIMP-1 Claims: Top Things to Know

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In New York State, the Health Insurance Matching Program – widely known as HIMP – provides means for a claimant’s private health insurer to seek reimbursement for treatment they believe a workers’ compensation carrier or...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

NC Supreme Court Sets Direct Connection Test for Workplace Injuries

In most situations, medical treatment for workplace injuries is fairly straightforward. Workers' compensation statutes require coverage for procedures necessary to treat and correct injuries or illnesses that occurred at the...more

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and...

Now That They Are Finished: Developments From the 2023 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly Affecting Employers

The 2023 Regular Session of the Connecticut General Assembly, which concluded on June 7, 2023, was not as groundbreaking as other recent legislative sessions, Many far-reaching bills that emerged from committee were not...more

White and Williams LLP

New Jersey Employers Must Pay for Pot

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In a groundbreaking decision, the New Jersey Superior Court decided the outcome of the confusing dispute between federal and state medical marijuana laws when it comes to paying for medical marijuana as a workers’...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

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and...

Latest Developments from the Connecticut General Assembly: The Labor and Public Employees Committee Begins to Speak - March 2019

At its February 19, 2019 and March 14, 2019 meetings, the General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee began the process of approving bills. The following is a brief summary of the bills that the Committee voted...more

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Back to the Future: California Employment Bills Likely to Resurface in 2018

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As discussed in a prior article, unsuccessful bills proposed in the California legislature in 2017 can carry over into the 2018 session. State lawmakers may revive measures that did not make it through both chambers of the...more

Burr & Forman

Employee or independent contractor? Right to control is key

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A continuing point of contention in employment law revolves around who is an employee versus who is an independent contractor. The issue seems to come up often in wage and hour cases and workers’ compensation or unemployment...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

News From the Vermont Statehouse - An Analysis from DRM’s Government & Public Affairs Team - April 2017

Trial Bar Proposes Anti-Ride-Sharing Amendments to Insurance Bill - The Senate Judiciary Committee considered amendments this week proposed by the Vermont Trial Lawyers Association that would likely force Uber out of...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

New Medicare Conditional Payment Case: Federal Court Requires CMS To Perform Surgery On Its Primary Plan Reimbursement Demands

Doctors often treat Medicare beneficiaries for accident related injuries (for which a “primary” auto or workers’ compensation carrier must reimburse Medicare) and unrelated maladies at the same visit. Billing for the visit...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

The Legalization of Medicinal Marijuana in PA – What Does it Mean for Employer Provided Insurance Coverage?

Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act (MMA) was signed into law on April 17, 2016 and officially took effect last week. One of the questions we’ve been asked since the passage of the Act is: how will employer provided...more

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