Workers' Compensation News
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Assembly Passes Bill to Exempt UR Time From TD Cap, Expand PTSD Presumption | 05/30/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly passed bills that would exempt time spent disputing medical treatment issues from the aggregate cap on temporary disability benefits as well as a measure to create a post-traumatic stress disorder presumption for nurses at state hospitals. ...Read More | |||
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ADR Administrative Conferences to Use Teams Technology | 05/12/2023 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced that its Alternative Dispute Resolution unit will begin on Monday using the Microsoft Teams dial-in feature for administrative conferences. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney's Improper Contact With IME Warrants Sanctions | 05/09/2023 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld sanctions against an employer’s attorney for improperly contacting an independent medical evaluator to request a change in the doctor’s report. ...Read More | |||
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Accuro Acquires Splashlight Solutions | 05/03/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Medical bill review and payment manager Accuro Solutions announced the acquisition of national work comp bill review service provider Splashlight Solutions. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney's Procedural Flub Results in Denial of Review by Board | 05/02/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an attorney’s failure to include an electronic signature attestation with an application for review justified the denial of the effort. ...Read More | |||
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Assembly Passes San Diego Fire and Rescue Presumption, Debit Card Bills | 05/01/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly unanimously passed bills that would allow carriers to continue using debit cards to deliver indemnity benefits and give San Diego fire and rescue workers access to the same presumptions offered to other members of the state’s law enforcement community. ...Read More | |||
| Appeals from Comp Commission Subject to Civil Procedural Rule on Filing Period Extension | 04/14/2023 | ||
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A narrowly divided Arkansas Court of Appeals held that appeals from Workers’ Compensation Commission decisions are subject to a procedural rule allowing for an extension of time for filing a notice of appeal in civil cases if post-trial motions are filed. ...Read More | |||
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Amendments Add Duty of Care Term to UR Bill, Sunset Date for Treatment Dispute Measure | 04/12/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers recently amended bills to add a duty of care requirement to a measure addressing utilization review requirements, and a sunset clause in another bill would exclude time spent successfully disputing a medical treatment denial from the aggregate cap on temporary disability...Read More | |||
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Attorney Can't Get Lien for Sum He Would've Received Under Rejected Settlement | 04/04/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s attorney was not entitled to a charging lien representing the sum he would have received under a settlement rejected by his client. ...Read More | |||
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Attachment to Labor Market Not Required for Nurse to Receive Continuing Benefits | 04/04/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld an award of continuing benefits to an injured nurse without a showing of an ongoing attachment to the labor market. ...Read More | |||
