Attorneys for Sam Solakyan argue that a federal grand jury indictment charging their client with defrauding California workers' compensation carriers out of more than $284
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Several new workers' compensation laws took effect in Texas this week, including one that tightens restrictions on who can provide utilization reviews.
Senate Bill 1742
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Two states without workers’ comp medical treatment guidelines — Florida and Pennsylvania — had the highest rates of early MRIs in low-back claims, according to
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Senate and Assembly finance committees alike will rush to meet Friday’s deadline to move their bills through the legislative process. A handful of work comp
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Thousands of injured workers who have pending claims will be limited to just four years of benefits instead of eight, thanks to a Kentucky Supreme
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In a sense, employers and providers agree that the California Division of Workers' Compensation missed the mark with revisions proposed to the Medical-Legal Fee Schedule
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Fewer liens, faster claim settlement, improving loss development and falling pharmaceutical costs continue to drive down the indicated advisory pure premium rate in California, according
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Although the Pacific Hospital of Long Beach kickback scheme has been called the largest insurance fraud case in California's history, costing workers' compensation carriers nearly
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Exoskeletons — devices that have allowed some injured workers to walk again after becoming paralyzed below the waist — are now taking the next step: helping patients
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After five years of rate reductions, some of which have reached double-digit percentages, the National Council on Compensation Insurance has filed for loss cost decreases
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