by Rebecca Scott | Mar 1, 2017 | A Series - Rip-off
Our Workers’ Compensation Law allows and even encourages insurance carriers to hire ‘nurse case managers’ to handle and direct an injured worker’s medical care in a claim. Although many nurse case managers are generally good people, make no...
by Rebecca Scott | Jan 5, 2017 | A Series - Rip-off
Unfortunately, under our Workers’ Compensation Law, the insurance company in a workers’ compensation case has an almost unlimited right to direct a claimant’s medical care, throughout the claim. The insurance carrier often uses this advantage,...
by Rebecca Scott | Dec 2, 2016 | A Series - Rip-off
As outlined previously, in this blog (https://hartlawfirmllp.com/the-weekly-compensation-rate-in-workers-compensation-law/), an injured employee’s weekly compensation rate is extremely important to a workers’ compensation case, because it often represents...
by Rebecca Scott | Oct 7, 2016 | Claims, Law, Uncategorized
Independent medical examinations (IMEs) are very common in Arkansas workers’ compensation claims. The way it typically works is that the insurance company or one of its agents contacts the injured employee, in the middle of a claim, and says:...
by Rebecca Scott | Aug 11, 2016 | Claims, How to, Law
Under Arkansas Law, the insurance company in a workers’ compensation claim has the right to direct an injured employee’s initial medical care. Often times, this means that an injured worker will be sent to a “company doctor” who is familiar to...
Recent Comments