A SHORT HISTORY OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION, OR HOW WATCHING TV GAME SHOWS INFLUENCES THE CLAIMS DECISION-MAKING PROCESS TO ACCEPT OR DENY WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS

May 11, 2021 by editor

ConnorsO’Dell LLC By Kevin L. Connors, Esquire TABLE OF CONTENTS A Short History of Workers’ Compensation, or The End of the World As We Know It Claim Genesis David Letterman’s top Ten Comp Forms Without A Trace:  Electronic Filing at the Bureau Jeopardy:  “Medical Only” Claims The Biggest Losers:  Pitfalls in Form Preparation Claim Transition: … Read more »

SAVE THE DATE By: Kevin L. Connors, Esquire

August 08, 2019 by editor

SAVE THE DATE  By: Kevin L. Connors, Esquire       TO ALL WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PRACTITIONERS AND CLIENTS: The National Workers’ Compensation Defense Network is hosting its 2019 Fall Conference in Chicago, Illinois on September 26, 2019. The NWCDN event is open to all NWCDN member firms and their invited guests. The NWCDN never charges its guests for… Read more »

CONFLICTING I’S, IME VERSUS IRE IN PENNSYLVANIA By Kevin L. Connors, Esquire

August 05, 2019 by editor

CONFLICTING I’S, IME VERSUS IRE IN PENNSYLVANIA By Kevin L. Connors, Esquire Dear Client: So, which “I” do you pick, do you check the IME box, or do you check the IRE box?          Starting over, if you are dealing with an open workers’ compensation claim, in which liability has been accepted by the Employer/Insurer/Administrator,… Read more »

By:Kevin L. Connors, Esq. DATING A NTCP IN PENNSYLVANIA

February 13, 2019 by editor

DATING A NTCP IN PENNSYLVANIA By:Kevin L. Connors, Esq.              Dear Client:             First, for those not living and administering workers’ compensation claims in Pennsylvania, a Notice of Temporary Compensation Payable (NTCP) is what we regard, under our Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, and the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s Regulations, as an administrative and procedural… Read more »