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Detecting Fraud in New Jersey Workers' Compensation
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Dura-Bond Coating, Inc. v. Ryan (WCAB); No. 1137 C.D. 2023, Filed November 18, 2024; Judge Covey - The claimant suffered amputations of both lower extremities. A workers’ compensation judge granted a Claim Petition and...more
Key Points: A 20% Fee Agreement applicable to all workers’ compensation benefits, indemnity and medical, is per se reasonable and enforceable, regardless of whether the medical expenses have been incurred or will be incurred...more
Taylor v. State of Delaware, 2024 WL 1209292 (Del. Super. Mar. 21, 2024) - Ms. Taylor injured her right wrist in 2016 while working as a teacher for the State. Her injury eventually developed into complex regional pain...more
Key Takeaways - Effective immediately, the maximum allowable evaluating physician fee under the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Act has increased from $600 to $1,000 The statute leaves the medical expert fee within...more
On July 27, 2020, Senate Republicans introduced the HEALS Act, its response to the Democrat-backed stimulus bill, the HEROES Act. Although the HEALS Act is currently on life support in light of the stalemate in negotiations...more
With the quick spread of COVID-19, many New Jersey employers are questioning the impact of the virus on the state’s workers’ compensation system. Specifically, is the virus a compensable illness that arises out of and in the...more
There is a significant trend with medical providers in New Jersey bringing claims for reimbursement of their treatment, before the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Division for cases involving out of state injuries....more
Thinking of denying a medical bill in a Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation claim for not being “causally related”? Better think twice. A new ruling from the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania suggests that denying a medical...more
Doctors often treat Medicare beneficiaries for accident related injuries (for which a “primary” auto or workers’ compensation carrier must reimburse Medicare) and unrelated maladies at the same visit. Billing for the visit...more
While it seems the members of our state legislature have been busy doing nothing but arguing about the budget for the past year – one young state rep has proposed a bill that may have a positive effect on employers seeking...more