What is the Difference Between Workers' Compensation and State Disability Benefits?
Laurence R. Lerner of Lerner, Moore, Silva, Cunningham & Rubel
Workers' Compensation Benefits are provided to you when you are injured at work, while State Disability Benefits .
Questions and Answers About Workers' Compensation in Minnesota
Sieben, Grose, Von Holtum & Carey, Ltd.
When Should You File A Workers' Comp Claim? Under the Workers' Compensation Law, you only have six months from.
Review Your Deferred Compensation Plans to Avoid Penalty Taxation
Evelyn A. Haralampu of Burns & Levinson LLP
Tucked away in the voluminous American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, which was signed into law on October 22, 2004, is a provision changing the taxation of nonqualified deferred compensation. Nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements allow employees to defer the payment and income taxation of certain compensation. If the requirements of the new law are not satisfied, however, the deferred compensation is includable in the participant's taxable income before it is paid.
Guidelines to Maximize Your Claim Under the Illinoies Workers' Compensation Act
T. Fritz Levenhagen of T. Fritz Levenhagen
I. HOW TO MAXIMIZE YOUR CLAIM: A. Consult your attorney promptly. Immediately after reporting t.
Social Security Attempts To Erode Workers' Compensation Benefits
Law Office of Jon L. Gelman
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has proposed rules which will prevent injured and economically disadvanta.
Workers' Compensation Legislation Proposed To Increase Benefits
Law Office of Jon L. Gelman
The first major attempt to improve the NJ workers' compensation system has been proposed by Assemblyman Neil Cohen .
Your Rights Under the Missouri Workers' Compensation Law
Missouri Bar Center
This article details the rights and responsibilities available under the Missouri workers compensation law.
Legislation Aims to Improve New Jersey's Benefit Structure
Jon L. Gelman of Law Office of Jon L. Gelman
Over the course of the last few years the United States economy has undergone radical change that will require New Jersey industry to reevaluate the manner in which it conducts business.
Case Evaluation and Penalties
Timothy C. Stubblefield
The valuation of permanent disability benefits including the type and extent of such benefits as well as the issue .
California Workers' Compensation Law
Ruben Salazar of Law Offices of Ruben Salazar
Unlike personal injuries, workers' compensation cases are decided on a "no-fault" basis.
How to Protect Your Fees in Worker's Compensation Cases--Lack of Physician Lien Means Looking for Other Ways to Recover
William G. Pintas & Associates, Ltd.
Do you often find yourself cheated out of treatment fees when caring for workers' compensation patients?
Federal Issues Target State Workers' Compensation Programs
Jon L. Gelman of Law Office of Jon L. Gelman
Reprinted with Permission From The National Workplace Injury Litigator The battlefield for the assault on state w.
Court of Appeals Holds Form 63 Binding
Teague, Campbell, Dennis & Gorham, L.L.P.
After claimant fell out of a window, a Form 19 was filed by employer indicating that claimant's occupation was "fra.
New Law Expands H-1B Professional Worker Visa Program
Duff, White & Turner, LLC
On October 21, 1998, President Clinton signed legislation substantially increasing the number of H-1B vis.
The New Jersey Workers' Compensation Fraud Act
Capehart & Scatchard, P.A.
On August 14, 1998, Governor Whitman signed into law this state's first bill specifically addressing the issue of .
Summary of California Workers' Rights and Benefits
Law Offices of Ruben Salazar
Unlike personal injuries, workers' compensation cases are decided on a "no-fault" basis.
The necessity of employer VIGILANCE under California's "bounty hunter" law
Lloyd W. Aubry of Morrison & Foerster LLP
One of Governor Davis'last acts in office was signing S.B. 796 permitting employees to bring civil suits, including class action lawsuits, to recover penalties from employers for violations of the Labor Code. Previously, only government agencies could assess and collect civil penalties for Labor Code violations.
Virginia Worker's Compensation Legislative Update
Woods Rogers PLC
Burial Expenses. Increases the maximum amount of burial expenses an employer may be required to pay for a deceased.
What is Worker's Compensation?
Michael Goldberg of The Goldberg Law Firm
Worker's Compensation is a system of laws designed to provide injured workers with specific benefits and legal .
Jury Issues In Workers= Compensation Cases
Barker, Leon & Fancher, LLP
Texas Workers Compensation Insurance Fund v. Mandlbauer, 43 S.Ct.J. 1139, involved a second appeal from a trial cou.
Totally Disabled Worker Awarded Medical Benefits for Surgery
Law Office of Jon L. Gelman
A totally disabled petitioner was entitled to receive full medical benefits by way of surgery which was required more than two years after the last payment by the employer under a total disability award but during the period when payments were being made by the Second Injury Fund.
Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Workers' Compensation Reform Bill
Carolyn Sue Jenkins and Ronald A. Peters of Littler Mendelson, P.C.
On Monday, April 19, 2004 Governor Schwarzenegger in response to his promise signed SB 899 (R-Poochigian) into law. Set forth below is a summary of the most significant reforms contained in SB 899. In recent years, workers' compensation costs have risen dramatically, leading to the demise of many of the state's workers' compensation insurance carriers.