Recently we have noticed a disturbing trend in workers'’ compensation claims of injured workers' being summarily dismissed by a treating doctor while still in obvious need of treatment for their injury. One doctor declined to continue seeing an injured worker after he had referred the worker out for needed surgery, even though the insurance company [...]
Artist James Brown If you haven't seen the recent movie or HBO documentary on James Brown, you should check it out. He made me think about these top ten client relation tips: Treat all clients with respect and dignity. Try to understand the stress that our clients are under, especially when they are [...]
Have you noticed a suspicious vehicle lurking in your neighborhood lately, or is there a stranger that seems to be everywhere you go? If you have an active workers'’ compensation claim, then you may not be imaging things. More and more, we are seeing insurance companies willing to spend thousands of dollars to hire private [...]
Flushing drugs down the toilet is the old way of getting rid of unwanted, expired or unused drugs, but recent studies have shown that this practice harms our environment. Low levels of drugs, such as birth control and anti-depressants among others, are being found in our lakes, rivers and streams and are negatively impacting fish [...]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that at least 430 people die each year from unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning. Several years ago we represented a young lady who was exposed to carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning at a convenience store where she worked. Some repairs were being made to concrete and the workers' [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Kit Case, from Causey Law Firm. The Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has cited two employers for violations that exposed workers' to asbestos during the demolition of a Seattle apartment building. Asbestos can cause cancer and other fatal illnesses. An L&I investigation into the Seattle project found a [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Frank Francis, from Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano.I have been carefully following the Ebola outbreak, both the cases in the United States and those around the world. I am saddened to see anyone suffer from this horrible virus, but the preventable infections, including the infection of multiple health [...]
When an injured worker is a Medicare beneficiary due to age or disability, a Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside (WCMSA) account is usually required as part of a settlement. The funds in a WCMSA are set-aside in order to pay for future medical or prescription drug services related to the work related injury, illness, or disease [...]
Starting January 1, 2015 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will enact new changes in its workplace incident reporting rules. These rules will increase the amount of reporting when it comes to hospitalizations caused by workplace injuries, as well as increase accountability and transparency among employers. According to U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez, [...]
In North Carolina, you can no longer register to vote on the same day that you vote. That means if you were not registered to vote by October 10 you will not be allowed to vote in the November 4th election. If you have not voted in recent elections, or you have moved or changed [...]