Jimcor Agencies of Montvale, New Jersey has started selling workers' comp insurance to workers who qualify as contractors and do not fall under their normal workers' comp insurance.

Providing this optional insurance to contractors allows them to have a safety net in the case of injury while performing their jobs. This has previously not been extended to most contractors.

If you are trying to obtain workers' comp benefits, contact the Raleigh workers' compensation attorneys of Scudder & Hedrick, PLLC at 919-851-3311.

In Indiana, a fire fighter was injured on the job in March 2005. The treatment he received was billed at $11,563 and the workers' comp insurer hired a billing review service to check into the charges. That service recommended paying only $5,104.

As a result, the case was taken to the Workers' Comp Board for the remaining amount, and from there it went to court. In an Indiana Appeals Court, the judges ruled that hospitals are not responsible for proving charges but employers are responsible for proving whether they are responsible for less than the billed amount.

If you are trying to get workers' comp benefits, contact the Raleigh workers' compensation attorneys of Scudder & Hedrick, PLLC at 919-851-3311.

In Washington DC, a new piece of legislation could form a regulating committee for state level workers' comp laws. House Resolution 635, or the National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act of 2009, would form a new body to evaluate those laws for adequate, prompt and equitable compensation.

The law hopes to make sure that every injured worker in every state gets the compensation that he or she deserves without granting too much or too little. However, there is opposition to the law. Many believe that this will add more beaurocracy to workers' comp systems that will make it more difficult and more costly for some wokers to get their benefits.

If you are in need of workers' comp benefits, contact the Raleigh workers' compensation attorneys of Scudder & Hedrick, PLLC at 919-851-3311.

In Onandaga County, New York, 50 businesses have been listed as owing a total of $5 million in unpaid workers' compensation insurance. These companies allegedly did not pay their premiums while retaining employees.

In some of the cases, however, businesses are saying that they did pay their premiums and are falsely accused. The Workers' Compensation Board is discussing cases with the businesses to make sure everything works out fairly.

If you are in need of workers' compensation benefits, contact the Raleigh workers' compensation attorneys of Scudder & Hedrick, PLLC at  919-851-3311.

In a recent case, the court ruled that penalties for workers' compensation infractions must be imposed by law rather than the court's own discretion. This ruling came in the wake of a previous workers' compensation case.

The initial case involved a worker suing a car wash for a slip and fall injury. The worker won the case but it was found that the employer had never purchased workers' compensation benefits. The initial ruling had the penalty assessed from the date of injury. However, that was later changed to penalize the company for all the time spent without coverage.

If you or someone you know has been injured on the job, contact the Raleigh workers' compensation attorneys of Scudder & Hedrick, PLLC at 919-851-3311.

The explosion of the ConAgra plant in Garner has killed 3, put 4 people in the burn unit and hospitalized another 38. In the aftermath, insurance companies have sent experts to the scene to investigate.

Unfortunately, this could mean that the workers and families affected by the explosion may not get what they are due. The investigators will be looking for any evidence that would remove the blame from them and allow them to pay less in workers' compensation benefits.

If you are losing out on workers' compensation benefits, contact the Raleigh workers' compensation attorneys of Scudder & Hedrick, PLLC at 919-851-3311.

Mississippi State Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney is pushing legislators to allow volunteer fire fighters to collect disability insurance when injured on the job. Currently, certain rural areas do not have that insurance in place for volunteers.

Without this insurance, volunteer fire fighters can be injured and left unable to carry out their paying jobs. However, since they were not injured at that job, their employers are not obligated to provide benefits. This can leave them in a terrible situation.

If you need disability benefits, contact the Raleigh workers' compensation attorneys of Scudder & Hedrick, PLLC at 919-851-3311.

Workers' compensation benefits are being extended to fire fighters who develop cancer as a result of their jobs. In many burning buildings, fire fighters are exposed to carcinogens, making them more likely to develop cancer later in life.

This information has led to the extention of benefits. North Carolina fire fighters will now be able to use those benefits to help alleviate medical bills and lost wages due to cancer.

If you are attempting to obtain workers' compensation benefits, contact the Raleigh workers' compensation attorneys of Scudder & Hedrick, PLLC at 919-851-3311.

On May 11, the North Carolina House Insurance Committee sent House bill 1022 on to the House Judiciary Committee for approval. The bill would reduce workers' compensation payments 300 weeks after the worker turns 65.

Workers would then be able to draw social security to supplement the loss in workers' compensation. However, there are arguments for both sides of the bill. A similar bill, Senate Bill 975, has also been introduced in the Senate. These bills' futures will likely not be foreseeable for some time.

If you are trying to obtain workers' compensation benefits, contact the Raleigh workers' compensation attorneys of Scudder & Hedrick, PLLC at 919-851-3311.