Contentious Tort Reform Efforts Tabled in Face of Strong Opposition
By Jarvis Lakemaker, Esq.In recent years, Georgia has seen jury verdicts reach […]
Suicide Prevention as Preventative Workplace Crisis Management and Impact on Workers’ Compensation
By: Jarvis B. Läkemäker
Workplace
crises management is as much about preparation and prevention than about the
immediate reactive steps taken following a crisis. One of the areas where developing
a crisis plan can be most beneficial is at the intersection of workers’ compensation
and employee mental health.
A
2012 study conducted by researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, […]
Taking Credit: How to Reduce the Benefits You Owe
By: Jarvis B. Läkemäker, Esq.
A quick reminder that you can use WC-243 to reduce or eliminate your TTD exposure if an employee receives other post accident benefits. a. Unemployment – you get a dollar for dollar credit if a claimant is awarded unemployment. File the WC-243 showing a full 100% […]
Claimant Characteristics Useful Predictor of Opioid Prescription Rates: Doctors Prescribe More Opioids for Patients That Are Older, Rural or in the Construction Industry
By: Jarvis B. Läkemäker
A recent study found that a patient’s demographics and type of employment may correlate to the amount of opioids they are prescribed. In its study, Correlates of Opioid Dispensing, the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) identified characteristics of injured workers and their employers that are associated with differences […]
Getting Less Aggravated: How to Prove an Aggravation Has Ended
By: Jarvis B.
Läkemäker and Ben Young
You have an accepted claim with no full duty release in sight. You
are unable to return the claimant to light duty work. How do you cut off
benefits? If the claimant had pre-existing medical issues, you may be able to
argue that the work injury – an aggravation – no longer […]
Taking Credit: How to Reduce the Benefits You Owe
By: Jarvis B.
Läkemäker, Esq.
A
quick reminder that you can use WC-243 to reduce or eliminate your TTD exposure
if an employee receives other post accident benefits.
a. Unemployment – you get a dollar for dollar credit if a claimant is awarded
unemployment. File the WC-243 showing a full 100% credit for the weekly
unemployment check. Unemployment eligibility lasts […]
KDA is pleased to welcome Jarvis Lakemaker to the firm!
KDA welcomes Jarvis B. Läkemäker as an associate concentrating his
practice in the firm’s Civil Litigation Practice Group, representing companies,
individuals, and government employees and agencies in a variety of civil
matters. Military service brought Jarvis to Georgia in 1999 where he served as
an intelligence analyst and security manager for the 13th Corps Support
Battalion at Ft. Benning. Following […]
Spinal Cord Stimulators: They may be worse than we even thought
By: Ken David, Esq.
We all know from experience that there is not a high success rate for spinal
cord stimulators in a workers’ comp claim, especially ones where there is
litigation. At KDA, Jennifer Smith and Jarvis Lakemaker have been studying this
issue and below are their thoughts on a recent AP study along with a link […]
