CMS Issues New Guidance on Life Expectancy for Workers’ Comp Medicare Set Asides
On April 24, 2023 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) posted guidance for use in determining amounts to […]
Biden Administration Reviewing Proposal to Insert CMS advice into workers’ comp and liability case settlements
On March 1, 2022, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs released notice of its review of the CMS proposed
US Supreme Court Vaccination Decision Impacts on Workers’ Compensation
Two US Supreme Court decisions recently addressed the question of whether federal agencies had authority to require that individuals be
New Federal Vaccine Emergency Rules Note that Individuals May be Entitled to Workers’ Compensation
On Friday, November 5, 2021 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS) to protect
Business Representatives Oppose Proposed Federal Monitoring of State Workers’ Compensation
Business representatives from 91 state and national business associations and employers submitted a letter on October 19, 2021 to the
House Democrats Include Federal Monitoring of State Workers’ Compensation in Education and Labor Committee Vote for FY 2022 Budget Reconciliation
On September 10, 2021, the House Ed and Labor Committee voted to approve language proposed for inclusion in the FY
Biden Administration Plans Regulations to Impact Workers’ Compensation Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP)
On June 11, 2021, the Biden administration released its Spring 2021 listing of plans for regulations. The plans include regulations
COVID-19 Presumption for Longshore – taken out of Final American Rescue Plan Act
In response to opposition from UWC and an extensive list of employer representatives and workers’ compensation insurance plan representatives, the
UWC and Business Groups File Opposition to Longshore Presumption for COVID
On Tuesday, March 2, 2021, UWC and a broad based coalition of business representatives submitted a letter of opposition to
House Democrats Include COVID-19 Presumption for Longshore and FECA in Budget Reconciliation 2021
On February 10, 2021, the US House Education and Labor Committee, Chaired by Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA), voted to report