Description
Book SynopsisWorkers' Compensation Law provides an in-depth look at the day-to-day practice of this field in addition to addressing theoretical aspects that form a critical foundation for this branch of law. It explains activities from drafting petitions, presenting cases to an administrative law judge, and bringing an appeal. Workers' Compensation Law profiles professionals who are intimately involved in a workers compensation case including attorneys, paralegals, administrative law judges, chiropractors, medical doctors, and more. It balances theory and practice, provides ethical discussions, and explores the use of private investigators and various discovery devices in order to examine claims. Content throughout is reinforced with excerpted cases, brief interviews, a variety of exhibits, and practical real-life examples. An appendix provides a wide variety of Workers Compensation forms, petitions, and medical reports.
Trade ReviewChapter 1: Introduction to WorkersA Compensation Chapter 2: Federal WorkersA Compensation and Tort law in Workers Chapter 3: Employers and Employees Under WorkersA Compensation Chapter 4: Injuries under WorkersA Compensation Chapter 5: Benefits Under WorkersA Compensation Chapter 6: The WorkersA Compensation System Chapter 7: WorkersA Compensation Insurance Chapter 8: Appealing a WorkersA Compensation Award Chapter 9: Medical Utilization Issues and Innovations in WorkersA Compensation Glossary Appendix A u Various State Forms Appendix B u State by state listing of workers' compensation web sites Appendix C u Medical Utilization Issues in Workers' Compensation Index
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction to Workers Compensation Chapter 2: Federal Workers Compensation and Tort law in Workers Chapter 3: Employers and Employees Under Workers Compensation Chapter 4: Injuries under Workers Compensation Chapter 5: Benefits Under Workers Compensation Chapter 6: The Workers Compensation System Chapter 7: Workers Compensation Insurance Chapter 8: Appealing a Workers Compensation Award Chapter 9: Medical Utilization Issues and Innovations in Workers Compensation Glossary Appendix A Various State Forms Appendix B State by state listing of workers' compensation web sites Appendix C Medical Utilization Issues in Workers' Compensation Index
