Risk Mgt, Claims & Ins
Claims Management
WC Claims

Download a guide to decision-making as to whether or not a disease is work-related

Affirmative defenses to death claims where threshold determination of injury AOE/COE has been met

Certified Independent Medical Examiners, CIME

Questions and answers about the ADA as related to WC

An explanation of a Stipulated Finding and Award and a Compromise and Release

Which California WC claims must be report to your local Cal OSHA office

Employer checklist for WC claims

Maine's use of an Individualized Multi-Disciplinary Treatment Program to deal with intractable pain claims

Full text of a guide to help coordinators file WC claims for state employees in Texas

Litigation Management Guidelines for Claims Defense Counsel

Primarily addresses paper forms

The state's audit methods

Discusses the issues of alternative medicine insurance coverage

It is time to move toward true injury management

State chart indicating whether or not illegals are covered by WC

Guidance regarding IME appointment in California

Provides an overview on what an independent medical evaluation (IME) is

Legal guidance concerning IMEs for claimants

A series of action steps for claimants

An employer's guide to recognizing a work injury and managing a WC claim

Explains what MMI means

Considerations for handling MRSA claims

Understanding brain injury

Download a NIOSH guide for recognizing occupational diseases

Audit of insurers and self-insured employers WC claims processing activities in Oregon

Why employers should report WC claims rapidly

Second or Subsequent Injury Funds (SIFs) funds are still operational in several states

A self-assessment that allows you to measure whether your current recovery practices match up to best practice standards

Still a valuable workers compensation cost containment tool

How Workers' Compensation And Other Disability Payments May Affect Social Security Benefits

A chart of the state waiting periods for WC

A chart of state WC benefits related to workplace hearing loss

A chart of state WC Benefits for Surviving Spouses and Children in Death Cases

A chart of each state's compensation allowance related to burial

A chart of jurisdictions which provide for disfigurement

A chart of jurisdictions having

A chart of each state's compensation allowance related to maximum benefits and periods of payment for PPD

A chart of each state's offset provisions in WC laws

A chart of state WC coverage of agricultural workers

A chart of Jurisdictions in Which Workers' Compensation Laws Apply to Domestic Employment

A chart of state WC medical benefits and physician selection

A chart of each state's method of payment of scheduled awards for WC

A chart of each state's benefits related to Permanent Partial Disability (PPD)

A chart of each state's benefits related to Permanent Total Disability (PTD)

A chart of jurisdictions which provide rehabilitation benefits for injured workers on state WC laws

A chart of each state's benefits related to Temporary Total Disability (TTD)

Detailed investigation by trained staff can yield good results

To assist in a self-assessment of your effectiveness in this area

The statutory right of subrogation as affected by the rights to personal auto UM/UIM benefits

Lists the maximum weekly benefit and average weekly wages in covered employment by state

Information about the Registered Workers' Compensation Specialist (RWCS) designation and the application

Sometimes a work-related injury will support both a workers' compensation claim and a personal injury action

Third party claims under Wisconsin law

Advice for injured workers

Is it ever advantageous to not report medical only claims?

Provides an overview & statistics on demographics, cost, morbidity, causes, consequences, etc.

Examples of claim benchmarks that can be audited

A series of articles on topics related to workers compensation claims management

The WC department may order a tiebreaker medical examination

There are four basic types of workers' compensation benefits paid by insurance companies

These red flags serve only to alert as to the possibility of fraud

Information about the benefits available through workers' compensation in each state & other info