Today’s guest post comes to us from Tom Domer of Wisconsin. The connection between unsafe workplaces and the increased frequency of work injuries seems like a no brainer. A study released by NCCI Holdings indicated worker’s compensation claims rose by 3% during 2010 (the first rise in frequency in over a dozen years). The [...]
My colleague Jon Gelman shared this piece of news on his blog late last week. I am reprinting here, with his permission. Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, and Dan Anderson, Director, Department of [...]
Today’s post comes to us from my colleague Tom Domer of Wisconsin. Over the course of 35 years representing injured workers’, I have heard some whoppers – Employers’ questionable tactics that make even my jaw drop. With all the insurance company generated blather about “employee fraud” incidences of employer fraudulent tactics abound. Workers beware of [...]
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) says that “falls from portable ladders are one of the leading causes of occupational fatalities and injuries.” A few weeks ago a gentleman came to see me who had orthopeadic surgical wires and metal bars sticking out of his arm (for those who are not too sensitive, click here [...]
A television station in Raleigh, North Carolina (NBC-17) reported the other week that a paving contractor was awarded a new contract because its bid was $6,000 lower than other bids. The bids ranged from $996,000 to $1.2 million. Nothing unusual about that, except the winning company, Triangle Grading and Paving Company, has "dozens more construction-related [...]
Today we have a guest post from my colleague Matthew Funk of New York. When an injured worker needs emergency medical care, prior authorization isn’t always possible. However, not being able to obtain it does not bar a workers'’ compensation claim. When a worker is hurt at work and is rushed to the [...]
Today’s post comes from our colleague Kate Fitzgerald of New York. We represent a client whose hands were directly injured a few years ago. The insurance company, as part of its defense, is raising a provision in the law which requires an injured worker to file a claim for a direct injury within two years of [...]
Today we have a guest post from my colleague Tom Domer of Wisconsin. According to a growing number of scientists and doctors the newest TSA airport body scanners, known as Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) scanners, may pose a cancer threat.* The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) insists the scanners are safe, and cites independent studies saying [...]
Today’s guest post comes to us from my colleague Tom Domer of Wisconsin. I read this headline in the Insurance Journal while ago. My assumption, even though I represent injured workers’, was that the headline concerned an employee who had defrauded an insurance company. Why did I immediately jump to that conclusion? Because most of [...]
My good friend and colleague Jon Gelman posted this recent piece of news on his blog the other week: A New Hampshire insurance group has been charged by the State with improperly appropriating millions of dollars of taxpayers’ funds to a workers’ compensation insurance plan. The improper allocation is described in a petition filed by [...]