Disability Law

2007 insurance year in review
Here at Workers Comp Insider, we're digging out after a holiday hiatus, and getting back into the swing of things with recaps of top insurance news from 2007 as presented by some of the leading insurance publications...

Why You Need Workers? Compensation Representation
Folks frequently ask me if they need representation in their New York Workers? Compensation case and almost invariably my answer is yes...

Workers? Compensation Debit Card
Image via Wikipedia JP Morgan recently announced that it is the first major financial institution to enable insurance companies to use prepaid debit cards to deliver workers compensation benefits to injured workers...

Insurance company "record profits"
The usual suspects are complaining that property insurance companies made "record profits," complete with an unironic clip-art of a heavyset plutocrat sitting on a pile of moneybags...

"Leave Insurance Regulation to Competent People," Florida Insurance Commissioner Says.
Responding to the announced desires of Treasury Secretary Henry "The Hammer" Paulson to take over Regulation of Insurance Companies from the States which have always done it, Florida's Insurance Commissioner says that it should be left to the States where...

Georgia Workers' Compensation Case Law Update - Personal Injury Proceeds From Truck Accident in Atlanta Should Not Go To The Workers' Compensation Insurance Company
On September 11, 2007, the Georgia Court of Appeals issued its decision in Paschall Truck Lines v...

Workers Compensation Overview
Federal laws that cover workplace injuries

Medicare
Guide to government health insurance for the elderly

National Practitioner Data Bank Fact
NPDB identifies unprofessional healthcare practitioners

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

Can I sue my employer for creating a hostile work environment and lying about my work performance to get me to quit?
How does the owner of the business feel about all of this? I suggest that you tr...

Can a former employee use photographs of jobs completed whie working for me in marketing material for a new business?
There are several issues here

1. Sub contractor started up a compe...

Must I refinance my house aftering taking full ownership after a divorce via a quit claim?
When financing there are at least two documents...the mortgage and the note. The...

Can my employer change my salary rate without my written consent and approval?
Yes, they can change what they pay you without your consent. It's their mon...

A friend of mine let me borrow car which I believed was his, but which he had stolen. I was driving the car and saw police sirens. Since I was already on the run from something else, i ran from the police in the car. Whe
The best advice I can give you at this point is to consult with you legal adviso...

Insurance Practices
AIG pays nine states $12.5 million settlement related to producer compensation and insurance placement.

Canceled Insurance
Judge orders Health Net Inc. to pay $9 million settlement after terminating a policyholder's policy after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Worker's Compensation
Lockport to pay $278,220 settlement in insurance lawsuit.

AARP Insurance
alleging misleading medical insurance policies.

LINA Insurance
alleging violations of disability insurance claims.

Oxford Health Insurance
$50 million refunds offered in overcharged insurance suit.