Anyone who has even a passing familiarity with the practice of workers' compensation is aware that lump sum settlements are almost always, strictly voluntary. The act does still offer a vehicle for a ...
A man who was injured falling from a ladder has reached a $4.25 million workers' compensation settlement more than five years after the accident. Lorenzo Cortez, now 44, was painting a house in ...
A workers’ compensation judge has the discretion to require live testimony from a petitioner as a condition for approval of a Section 20 settlement. The New Jersey Appellate Division defers to a judge ...
February 15, 2024 - The objective of every workers' compensation system is to provide an injured worker with reasonable and necessary medical care and wage replacement while they recover from an ...
Luann Jenkins, CPC, CPMA, CEMC, CFPC, recently addressed a Medicare denial that occurs when CMS has been involved in the settlement of a Workers’ Compensation case, according to an AAPC release. PR ...
Notifying Medicare about a workers’ compensation arrangement is crucial. Without notification, a person risks claim denials and having to reimburse Medicare. Workers’ compensation is insurance for ...