Disability Law

Your Workers Comp. Independent Medical Exam
Image via Wikipedia As a New York Workers’ Comp. claimant you will very likely be subjected to an Independent Medical Exam (IME). Don’t let the name fool you! There’s nothing independent about these exams...

Important Time Limits and Your N.Y. Workers Comp. Case
  First, allow me to introduce myself. I’m Eric Johnson and I work with Jack Schamel in the Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability group here at the Ziff Law Firm...

Taking the cookie-cutter to workers' comp medical networks - Why that doesn't work
Yesterday, at Managed Care Matters, our good friend Joe Paduda published an excellent "how-to primer" for starting a workers' compensation medical network. Essentially, Joe's advice for would-be network creators is: Bring the right physicians into the network - board-certified occupational health specialists, for example, as well as primary care and specialist physicians who understand workers' compensation;Exclude physicians who don?t know...

Insurance Investigators and Other Potential Pitfalls to Your NY Workers Comp. Case
As I recommended in my recent post on insurance adjusters and no-fault insurance, I urge you to take caution when dealing with folks representing the other side in any accident case...

The best health care plan in America
In 1986, US workers' compensation medical costs were 44% of total incurred loss dollars. Ten years later, the percentage had grown to 48%. By 2006, medical costs amounted to 58% of total loss costs...

New Blog for PA Workers Comp.
While we regularly do Pennsylvania injury cases, PA Workers’ Comp. is something we don’t do here at the Ziff Law Firm. We generally refer PA Workers’ Comp. claimants to Athens, PA Attorney Jim Carroll...

Worker's Compensation Laws Overview
Protect Workers From Injuries with plans that cover medical expenses and long-term or permanent disabilites

Workers Compensation Overview
Federal laws that cover workplace injuries

H-1B Visas
How to get professional worker's visa

National Practitioner Data Bank Fact
NPDB identifies unprofessional healthcare practitioners

Military Veterans Benefits
How to obtain full range of benefits for veterans and dependnets

Military Veterans Benefits, Part 2
Training, Healthcare, and Death Benefits

Washington State
Reaches Settlement in Child Care Workers Class Action

Louisiana, USA
allegedly providing inadequate medical care for low income residents.

Philip Morris
Jury Decides Against Big Tobacco

Medicare Fraud
IJKG, LLC pays government $2.5 million settlement after Bayonne Medical Center overcharged for in and out patient care.

Adult Care
Friendship Care Assisted Living ordered to pay $20,000 fine for facility violations and negligence.

Medical Technology
Ventana Medical Systems Inc. pays CytoLogix Corp. $49 million patent infringement settlement.