The Workers’ Compensation Board issued a bulletin regarding the training opportunities on the new medical treatment guidelines, which go into effect for dates of service on or after Dec. 1. The new guidelines change the manner medical care is provided to injured workers for the middle and low back, neck, shoulder, and knee. With few …

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The New York State Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, the first in the United States, becomes law today — Nov. 29. By amending the Human Rights Law, Workers Compensation Law and Labor Law, the state government gave the more than 200,000 domestic workers in the metropolitan area — housekeepers, nannies, home aides — a package …

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It didn’t take very long for the Department of Labor and Industries to calculate 2011’s workers’ compensation rates. You may remember the imbroglio that ensued after L&I declined to issue its proposed 2011 rates due to the changes that Initiative 1082 may impose (calculating premiums based on employee payroll, as opposed to hours worked). But …

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Premises liability is a broad area of the law that involves a person being injured or harmed in some way due to a defect that exists on a property. Examples of premises liability cases include slips and falls, or trips and falls, due to snow and ice; a slippery surface; a defect such as a  …

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ALBANY, N.Y., Nov. 8 — The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America issued the following news release: In a letter to the New York State Workers Compensation Board, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) expressed concern that proposed changes to the workers compensation medical, podiatry and chiropractic fee schedule could have unintended negative …

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More women and girls than ever are year-round, multisport athletes, leading to overuse injuries that have reached astronomical levels. More than 20,000 high school girls suffer a serious sports-related knee injury each year in the United States, according to the Chicago-based Children’s Memorial Institute for Sports Medicine. Girls are up to seven times more likely …

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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Chicago Bulls forward Carlos Boozer got his cast removed on Tuesday and is excited about finally being able to start the rehab process. ESPNChicago.com Bulls blog The latest news from Bulls reporter Nick Friedell. Blog “A great step in the right direction,” Boozer said after Wednesday’s practice. “I got the pins out …

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FDA clears Cymbalta to treat chronic musculoskeletal painIndications include osteoarthritis, chronic lower back pain The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Cymbalta (duloxetine hydrochloride) to treat chronic musculoskeletal pain, including discomfort from osteoarthritis and chronic lower back pain. Cymbalta was first used to treat major depressive disorder in 2004. “Up to three quarters of …

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NEW YORK — Thousands of rescue workers sickened after the September 11 attacks in New York have until the end of Monday to accept a settlement that could near 800 million dollars. A settlement on Friday saw a subgroup of workers compensated 28 million dollars for exposure to debris removed and transferred from Ground Zero …

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Tripping and falling might seem like just another hump in the day. But over the course of the next week or so, it may manifest as a much more serious injury. Keene, NH (Law Firm Newswire) November 1, 2010 — “Who hasn’t fallen at one time or another, picked themselves up, dusted off their hands …

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