The modern workplace may never be the same as it was before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many employers are giving their workers options to work from home permanently; healthcare workers and first responders continue to endure a heightened exposure to a virus that…
There’s no question that COVID-19, the dangerous illness caused by the novel coronavirus, has affected nearly every aspect of our lives, no matter who you are. If you’re part of the working population, it likely has infiltrated multiple parts of your life – transitioning into…
It’s difficult to get through life without whacking your head on something. If you’re lucky, that little bump on your noggin results in nothing more than an “ouch!” and an expletive. Many times, what seemed like an insignificant bump results in a longer-term problem. Traumatic…
Regardless of whether an “accident” is a slip & fall, an auto accident, medical malpractice, negligent security or some other form of negligence, the harms and losses suffered by an injured person, or the survivors of a deceased victim of negligence, can be many. The…
You are injured on the job. Your employer files a workers’ compensation claim. The workers’ compensation insurance carrier sends you to an Urgent Care. The doctor at the Urgent Care refers you to an orthopedic surgeon. The orthopedic surgeon says you are fine, but sends…
If you are over 40 (maybe even over 30), chances are life has started beating you up. For those of us lucky enough to live a full life, at some point we will most likely hear those dirty words: arthritis, degenerative joint disease, stenosis. These…
There is often a fundamental misunderstanding among many medical providers who treat workers’ compensation patients who are injured on the job in the State of Florida, and it is wreaking havoc on workers’ compensation claims. Many times, when a physician sees a patient under a…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced a Class I recall—the most serious type of recall—of 126 Medtronic Affinity Pixie Oxygenator and Cardiotomy/Venous Reservoirs with Balance Biosurfaces because of possible high levels of endotoxins. Using these devices could cause serious injuries or death.…
By Guest Author Rasa Fumagalli, J.D., MSCC, CMSP-F – Director of MSP Compliance Services Medicare Secondary Payer compliance issues in workers’ compensation cases are generally straightforward when the parties seek review of the Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside (WCMSA) proposal and proposed settlement by the Centers…
Beginning July 1, 2021, Virginia’s General District Court limits will increase from $25,000 to $50,000 for cases that do not involve “any claim to specific personal property or to any debt, fine or other money, or to damages for breach of contract or for injury…
