07/14/2008
Pharmacy benefits management giant Express Scripts has agreed to pay $9.5 million to 28 states, including Florida, to settle lawsuits alleging deceptive business practices. The lawsuits claimed the company convinced doctors to change patients’ cholesterol drug prescriptions to brands that offered Express Scripts a rebate …
07/11/2008
Q. We have an employee who has a “bad back.” We have medical reports indicating he has a congenital back problem that frequently causes severe pain. Although he has a light-duty job, he frequently misses work because of his back pain and often seeks workers’ compensation benefits during his absences. Are we always going to be liable for workers’ compensation benefits when his back prevents him from working? …