Wondering about settlements?
March 1, 2008 09:56

At this particular moment many people are wondering about settlements. It's a mysterious thing. Are you going to be able to pay your mortgage? Are you able to get paid while you heal? Do you have a stipend? Can you get a lump sum? Here are some ideas... (Read Article)

The Big "Lies" (Exagerations) of the Insurance Industry
March 8, 2008 10:05

So one of the "big lies" that the insurance industry and the Chamber of Commerce likes to say is. "people are cheating the system" or that Worker's Compensation is some sort of a "welfare payment." Nothing could be further from the truth. People do not want... (Read Article)

New Jersey Enacts Safe Patient Handling Act
March 12, 2008 08:07

Why is there a need for a safe patient handling act?It's a win-win for both hospital personnel and patients. Here's why:In New Jersey -- nurses, nurse aides, orderlies, and attendants have the highest number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving... (Read Article)

If we take your case then we go to war. Once we take your case then we are committed to win.
March 15, 2008 10:32

Okay let me tell you a story of the three most either heroic, sympathetic cases I have ever handled... (1) I would like to tell you about a case I handled in the past to show you to what extent the insurance companies will go to cut people off and deprive them... (Read Article)

Workers' Comp Costs Lower in Michigan - But at the Expense of Injured Workers
March 26, 2008 17:11

Injured workers in Michigan get less workers' compensation for medical care than their counterparts in order states, according to a study by the Workers' Compensation Research Institute.

The study examined workers' comp costs per claim in 14 states - Michigan, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.

Lower-than-typical payments for medical care were the leading reason that Michigan's costs were lower than other states.

The average medical payment per claim in Michigan was 31 percent lower than the median for injuries in other states.

Payments per claim for lost wages were 19 percent lower in Michigan.

There are two reasons for this. The length of time that workers can collect temporary disability benefits in Michigan is four to 15 weeks shorter than in the three other wage-loss states in the study (Louisiana, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania).

Secondly, some workers received lower benefits and other workers received higher benefits under the Michigan workers' compensation benefit structure than they would have under a typical benefit structure, according to the researchers.

Tags: workers' compensation costs, workers' comp benefits, Workers' Compensation Research Insitute, Michigan workers' comp

Workers' Comp Insurer Charged with Securities Fraud
March 27, 2008 09:46

The former executives of a company that provided workers' compensation insurance and other human resources consulting services to companies in 32 states have been charged with fraud by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.They're charged with defrauding... (Read Article)

The Catch-22 of Social Security Disability
March 31, 2008 15:13

The Duluth News Tribune has a heartwrenching story about a disabled man who felt compelled to go to work every day, even though he was dying of lung cancer, because of the waiting period to begin receiving Social Security Disability benefits.Tom Karasti couldn't... (Read Article)