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 ...

Legal periodicals often overlook the significant workers’ compensation case law that emerges from workers’ compensation judges, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, ...

At the 2011 Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago, John DiPaola, MD, and Scott Gibbs, MD, shared a presentation on operating a successful ambulatory surgery center ...

The landmark workers’ compensation package just signed into law by Gov. Gray Davis does more than raise benefits for injured workers. It makes sweeping changes to the workers’ compensation system, ...

Editor's note: Find the latest long COVID news and guidance in Medscape's Long COVID Resource Center. Long COVID cases now account for 6% of all workers' compensation claims, according to a new study ...

Workers' compensation is a federally and state mandated program under which employees receive medical and wage replacement benefits for injuries or occupational illnesses sustained in the course of or ...