Workers' Compensation News
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Driver Who Ignored Drug Test Results Can Get Medical Benefits, but Not Indemnity | 01/10/2018 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A woman who got into a car crash on her first day as a driver for a company she hadn’t been cleared to work for can receive medical benefits, but not indemnity benefits, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania decided last week. ...Read More | |||
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Data Analytics Help Boost Outlook for Commercial Lines | 01/05/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A.M. Best improved its outlook for commercial lines in the U.S. to "stable," citing fundamental changes to insurers’ underwriting and pricing practices that include the use of data analytics. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Announces 29 Additional Provider Suspensions | 01/03/2018 | |
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| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced the suspension of another 29 providers, bringing to 159 the number of people who have been prohibited from treating injured workers since the start of 2017. ...Read More | |||
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Disabled Shipping Clerk Could Have Worked With Accommodations, Court Decides | 01/03/2018 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit denied a shipping clerk's request for $235,038 in attorneys' fees, writing that the district court was in the right when it reduced the amount by half. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Additional Fee Schedule Adjustments | 01/02/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has posted an order adjusting the physician services and non-physician practitioner services section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to incorporate changes made by Medicare. ...Read More | |||
| DWC Updates DMEPOS Section of Fee Schedule | 12/28/2017 | ||
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| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to changes made by Medicare. The division’s order adopts reimbursement rates Me...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts List of Entities Holding Stayed Liens as Ordered | 12/27/2017 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Division of Workers' Compensation on Monday complied with a federal court order by posting to its website a list of entities it believes have filed liens on behalf of crim...Read More | |||
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Defendants Prevail on Worker's Labor Law Claim for Fall | 12/27/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action were entitled to summary judgment dismissing the injured worker’s claims based on his injuries from a fall while moving from one level of a roof to another. ...Read More | |||
| DWC Adopts Pathology and Clinical Lab Section of OMFS | 12/26/2017 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Division of Workers’ Compensation has posted an order adjusting the pathology and clinical laboratory section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to incorporate 2018 changes to the Medicare payment system. The division ...Read More | |||
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Disabled Police Officer Had No Viable Claim Based on City's Refusal to Rehire Him | 12/22/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that a police officer who established that he had been permanently and totally disabled could not assert a viable claim of disability discrimination against his former employer for refusing to rehire him. ...Read More | |||
