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Key Points: A workers’ compensation judge is not required to correct a mistakenly-issued Notice of Compensation Payable, but they may correct a mistakenly-issued Notice of Compensation Payable....more
Another day, another chapter in the evolving world of New York Workers’ Compensation for Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs). As discussed in prior updates, this decision follows the foundational Third Department...more
City of Philadelphia and PMA Management Corp. v. John Bell; No. 648 C.D. 2024; filed April 2, 2025; Judge Wallace - The Commonwealth Court upheld a decision refusing to set aside a Medical-Only Notice of Compensation Payable...more
This decision was released by the 3rd Dept. on Thursday 4.10.25: We see this situation happen from time to time. A First Report of Injury (FROI) is initially filed – “Lost Time with No Paid Indemnity” and the Agreement to...more
Key Points: No formal liability for payment of work-related medical expenses is triggered on the part of the employer/insurer until such expenses are properly submitted in accordance with the terms and provisions of the...more
The recent Barahona v. ABM Janitorial Services (2024) 53 CWCR 4, decision sheds light on a common but often misunderstood issue in California workers’ compensation: how liability is shared among multiple employers and...more
Unfortunately, not everything is always peachy in the Peach State. Historically, the Rycroft defense has allowed employers to deny workers’ compensation benefits when a worker makes false representations about their physical...more
As a part of our Quarterly Practice Group Update, we are pleased to produce another installment with examples of our continued success in the area of fraud litigation. The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board has...more
Beginning April 7, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will eliminate its one-year waiting period for Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement (WCMSA) Amended Review requests. Instead, CMS will...more