Liability for Treatment by Social Workers

WCL §13-f only permits treatment of workers compensation claimants by physicians or other qualified individuals authorized by the statute.  WCL §13-m(2)(a) identifies individuals who are considered qualified to provide psychological care to injured workers and limits...

MDs, JDs AND TTDs

A work-related injury that prevents a claimant from working could qualify the claimant for awards at the temporary total disability (TTD) rate.  The claimant’s treating provider is expected to establish if the claimant is temporary totally disabled and should express...

HOT DOGS OR HAMBURGERS?

For this week’s blog post, I decided to pull a case from the archives in honor of our Day of Independence.  In honor of the upcoming holiday, and in hopes that it will be a guiding principle throughout your Fourth of July events and the year to come, we review the...