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Under the ADA of 1990, video evidence showing a worker carrying furniture and doing yardwork may contradict an argument that the worker is an individual with a disability.

When doctors -- not nurses -- conduct utilization reviews, cases are handled more smoothly.

In Oklahoma, laws that exclude physicians other than medical doctors or doctors of osteopathy, including the definition of "qualified independent medical examiner" are unconstitutional.

In Tennessee, a worker's reinjury is not compensable when it is the result of an independent, intervening cause attributable to the worker's conduct.

The federal health program established to provide medical evaluation and treatment for eligible responders and survivors of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has been on the books for a year.

The Department of Labor and Industries issued a preproposal statement of inquiry regarding the establishment of a medical provider network to treat injured workers of employers insured with the department and of self-insured employers.

While the rate of occupational injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work has remained generally steady over the past year, some industry sectors have seen increases. Most notable among them was health care, according to the latest figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Division of Workers' Compensation proposed amendments to the complex regional pain syndrome/reflex sympathetic dystrophy and chronic pain disorder medical treatment guidelines.

Physicians trying to determine whether, when, and how to return injured workers to their places of employment are the focus of an updated publication from the American Medical Association.

Restricting activities of injured workers with low back pain not only hampers return-to-work efforts, it may actually fly in the face of academic and scientific evidence, according to a medical/legal workers' comp expert.

"Large claims have a substantially different mix of medical services from that for small claims," concludes a new NCCI study. "Knowing the service composition of different size claims could be useful in forecasting cost trends for different claim size groups."

A dozen high-powered workers' comp executives will discuss and debate key topics during the 2nd annual National Workers' Compensation Conference Executive Summit.

In Arkansas, a reinjury that is a continuation of the original compensable injury is compensable.

While an aging workforce brings specific challenges, it can also make a workforce more experienced and less prone to turnover.

The rise of OxyContin to the top of the list for service year 2009 underscores the extent of what many say is the most pressing problem in the workers' comp space: how to effectively help injured workers suffering with chronic pain.

A workers' comp-style program established to compensate workers injured following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is now up and running.

An internal health program that provides early access to physical medicine and rehabilitation provided by athletic trainers may help injured employees return to their jobs sooner. That was the finding suggested by a new study.

Lowering medical costs on high-risk workers' comp claims may be achievable by using the expert physician model.

There's been a sea of change in the workers' comp system. Instead of focusing on discount medical providers, many experts are looking at improved outcomes -- both to help the injured worker recover faster and to save money for the employer.

The Division of Workers' Compensation revised proposed rules regarding the workers' compensation health care provider reimbursement manual and the reimbursement manual for ambulatory surgical care centers.