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Once the claimant’s condition is at maximum medical improvement, the Maryland statute provides for the award of permanency benefits depending on the level of disability. The level of disability is determined by the percentage of loss of use of the...By: Chartwell Law

Coronavirus: a bacteria-ridden beer bottle with a lime? No. Pandemic? Not quite. A serious health concern that potentially presents issues to employers across the country? Yes....By: Chartwell Law

There is a significant trend with medical providers in New Jersey bringing claims for reimbursement of their treatment, before the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Division for cases involving out of state injuries....By: Chartwell Law

In Florida, when the injured employee’s attorney files a verified motion for attorney’s fees and costs seeking reimbursement of costs associated with a previously filed petition for benefits, what costs can the injured employee be reimbursed for?...By: Chartwell Law

In Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc. v. WCAB (Trucks), 1257 C.D. 2018 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2003), the Commonwealth Court found, that for purposes of calculating the claimant’s average weekly wage, the claimant, who was employed as a professional football...By: Chartwell Law

As previously noted, the Supreme Court has identified that there are issues with the Commonwealth Court’s July 2019 opinion in Peters v. WCAB (Cintas). Essentially, disregarding the breadth of caselaw on the topic of course and scope of employment,...By: Chartwell Law

Thinking of denying a medical bill in a Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation claim for not being “causally related”? Better think twice. A new ruling from the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania suggests that denying a medical bill as not being...By: Chartwell Law

KEYSTONE RX, LLC v. AMERIHEALTH - A recent opinion from the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has changed the rules for Utilization Review and thrown open the doors to a new class of litigants....By: Chartwell Law

A major source of contention, amongst the workers’ compensation division, is whether the insurance carrier is able to comply with providing medical treatment pursuant to the New Jersey Medical Marijuana Act (MMA).  The concern is, doing so is a...By: Chartwell Law

Under Connecticut law, the “Safe Harbor” provision of  C.G.S. § 31-294c (b) has widely been interpreted as providing protections, for up to one year, to respondent employers and insurers who pay or deny a workers’ compensation claim, within 28 days...By: Chartwell Law