In my workers compensation practice, I have found many employers play upon the injured worker’s ignorance of their rights.  I continually contend with injured clients who provided notification to their immediate supervisor of an injury who failed to provide the First Report of Work Injury on Form C-20 required by the state.  If you find [...]

As a workers compensation attorney who assists injured workers for injuries sustained in course of employment, the utilization review is the most difficult and absurd element of workers compensation law one must contend with. Where in the course of medical treatment and in the universe of healthcare can a registered nurse dictate what is [...]

Poorly staffed nursing homes have put Tennessee among the worst in the nation for quality of long-term care for a second year, a federal report shows. That’s because Tennessee has one of the lowest staffing requirements in the country; less than half of what Medicare recommends. But it is unlikely that facilities’ staffing will get better anytime [...]