Ouch!
"Addresses timely topics in workers' compensation, provides links to other blogs and informative legal websites, informs readers of upcoming seminars and conferences on relevant workers' compensation topics, and provides news feeds to workers' compensation issues both general and Kentucky-specific."
Author: Roland Niemi practices at Roland Niemi Law Group in Lexington, Ky.
Blawg Related Categories: States • Kentucky • Solo / Small Firm • Workers Compensation
Recent Posts from Ouch!
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When doctors attack
On more than one occasion Ouch! has addressed the rising problem of narcotic prescription trafficing involving physicians running afoul of the law. Two recent series of arrests highlight the persistence of the problem. The Dayton…
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Chief ALJ Terry to retire
In an announcement from DWC Commissioner Dwight T. Lovan, Chief ALJ Donna Terry will be retiring at the end of the year: “Chief ALJ Donna Terry has advised me she will retire at the end of…
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Commissioner proposes new practice changes
Based upon the presentation of Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Dwight T. Lovan at the 17th Biennial Workers Compensation Institute that was held in Lexington, KY on October 16th & 17th, 2008, the following proposals are being…
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2009 Present Worth Table Released
The Kentucky DWC has released the 3.5% Present Worth Table for 2009.
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On a personal note
Roland Niemi’s blog will go slightly off-topic for today’s post to tell you about a family in need. Kathryn Keller, an adjuster with Gallagher Bassett in Louisville, Kentucky recently learned that her 13 year old…
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Kentucky mileage reimbursement rate for Oct. 1 – Dec. 31, 2008
FROM THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF WORKERS’ CLAIMS: The Commonwealth of Kentucky’s Finance and Administrative Cabinet has announced the mileage reimbursement rate for Oct. 1 – Dec. 31, 2008 to be 49¢ per mile. The Finance…
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Does AIG Matter? CNNmoney.com says it does
For more coverage on AIG’s worries (as well as Wall Street’s) read this recent article by CNNmoney.com’s Chris Isidore who discusses why the AIG debacle matters to the firm’s customers and non-customers. http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/16/news/companies/aig_questions/index.htm?postversion=2008091614
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AIG Downgrade Signals Potential Doom for Insurer
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — CNNmoney.com reports that things are looking like there might be egg or, AIG rather, on the face of the US’s largest insurance company. On Monday of this week potentially deadly credit…
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OUCH! SELECTED AS ONE OF 2008 HONOREES FOR LEXISNEXIS TOP 25 BLOGS FOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
Lexington, KY — The LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation Law Center Powered by Larson’s recently announced the 2008 honorees for the LexisNexis Top 25 Blogs for Workers’ Compensation. Ouch!, published by Roland Niemi Law Group, was selected…
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KESA Loses Appeal — “Traumatic Event” Definition Broadened
The recent Kentucky Court of Appeals decision of Kentucky Employers Safety Association v. Kirkland, et al, No. 2007-CA-002360-WC began with the Louisville workers’ compensation insurer’s denial of a $700 medical bill. KESA not only lost…