Liberty Mutual and other insurance companies that provide workers’ compensation insurance coverage are taking a new approach in their attempt to make injured workers get frustrated and give up: it’s called “utilization review.” Don’t Fall For It! What they are saying is this: “We will pick the doctor we want to treat you. But if the doctor…
Northeastern University Law School Dean Emily A. Spieler recently testified before Congress (Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee on Education and Labor) concerning the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Guides to Permanent Impairment. Doctors in workers’ compensation cases often use the AMA Guides to determine whether an injured worker has an impairment rating after a job-related accident….
What do you do if you didn’t file suit within two years of the date of your accident (or two years from the date you were paid compensation)? The Court of Civil Appeals recently decided a case that says that if an injured worker was taken back to work on light duty and not really…
Based on recent decisions from the Alabama Supreme Court and Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, how do you use considerations of an injured worker’s pain to get beyond the severe restrictions of the table of scheduled members? In order to get beyond the schedule, focus on proving that the employee’s pain within his scheduled member…
This is off topic of workers’ compensation law but I have to share this with you. Last month, my daughter and I were part of a team of 14 from our church (Covenant United Methodist) that participated in a mission trip to Tinyari, Peru. We worked with the first through sixth grade children of the…