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 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 ...

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 ...

Federal law requires employers to consider Medicare’s potential interests when settling a workers’ compensation claim with a Medicare beneficiary. The foregoing generally involves the use of a Workers ...

Each and every state has a guideline set in place to protect workers, in the event that they are involved in any kind of workplace injury. Employers are required by law to provide their employees with ...

Workman’s compensation is a type of insurance that employers are required to have to protect their employees in the event of a work-related injury or illness. It covers medical expenses, lost wages, ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...