New Mexico incentivizes attorneys, doctors to take on workplace injury cases • Source New Mexico

New Mexico incentivizes attorneys, doctors to take on workplace injury cases • Source New Mexico

A workers' compensation lawyer and bill expert told lawmakers there is a shortage of doctors in New Mexico who want to treat injured workers in part because they “are not paid commensurate with doctors who do private insurance or are paid in other ways to treat workers.” (Photo via Getty Images)Starting on June 20, a new state law may help workers in New Mexico who are hurt on the job have an easier time finding a lawyer to handle their workers’…