TRENDS IN WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
There have been many changes to New York’s Workers’ Compensation Law as we begin to see the full effects of the statutory changes that have been wrought by the 2007
CHALLENGES OF THE MEDICAL TREATMENT GUIDELINES
In an attempt to streamline the treatment approval process, the Workers’ Compensation Board enacted Medical Treatment Guidelines (MTGs), for causally related injuries to the neck, back, shoulders and knees. The
NO-INSURANCE CLAIMS
The purpose of this lecture is to provide an introduction to the pitfalls facing the practitioner who is involved in litigation where an employer has failed to procure a worker’s
THE PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE…
As a general proposition, occupational disease claims have evolved from the earliest dust disease claims to the proliferation of repetitive stress and “sick building” claims. As technology and medicine advance,