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Workplace Injury Independent Medical Review

Goldberg Segalla

Even with Unfavorable IME Opinions on Causal Relationships, Psychological Workplace Injuries May Be Not Compensable

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Job stress is an unfortunate reality of being part of today’s workforce. The capacity for being able to deal with such stress varies from worker to worker, but whether that stress is the cause of someone’s psychological...more

Chartwell Law

Did the PA Utilization Review Process Just Expand?

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KEYSTONE RX, LLC v. AMERIHEALTH - A recent opinion from the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has changed the rules for Utilization Review and thrown open the doors to a new class of litigants....more

Ruder Ware

A Seemingly Important Win for Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation Insurance Carriers and Employers

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On its face the decision of the Wisconsin Supreme Court in Flug v. LIRC, 2017 WI 72 (decided on June 30, 2017), is a clear, important win for the employer side in common injuries that involve pre-existing degenerative...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Legislature's Plenary Power Trumps Constitutional Attacks As Court Upholds IMR Process

A second district of the California Court of Appeal has now upheld utilization review (UR) and independent medical review (IMR) as constitutional means to manage medical treatment in California's workers' compensation system....more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

When “Shall” Means “Should” – Court of Appeal Defines IMR Reporting Obligation

In 2004 and 2012 the California Legislature enacted reforms to streamline the medical treatment approval process for workers' compensation claims. The most significant of the 2012 reforms was California Senate Bill 863, which...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

House Bill 1800 – Ripple Effects on Medical Care for Injured Workers

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While it seems the members of our state legislature have been busy doing nothing but arguing about the budget for the past year – one young state rep has proposed a bill that may have a positive effect on employers seeking...more

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