Workers' Compensation News
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DWC Seeks Stakeholder Input on Quarterly Meetings | 09/26/2023 | |
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| Source: Steve Nichols, News Contributor | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is seeking input on ways to improve stakeholder meetings it holds with insurance carriers and health care providers. ...Read More | |||
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Drywall Contractor Sentenced to Jail for Premium Fraud | 09/20/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A drywall contractor in New York was sentenced to six months in jail and ordered to pay $400,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to premium fraud, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Sets Events on Black Lung Benefits for Coal Miners | 09/20/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Division of Coal Mine Workers’ Compensation will host two outreach events in Alabama Wednesday and Thursday for current and former coal miners and their survivors to file or refile benefit claims for those disabled by black lung disease. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Proposes Death Benefits Rule Amendments to Implement HB 2314 | 09/18/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation proposed amendments to Rule 122.100 and suggested a new Rule 124.8 concerning death benefits to implement HB 2314. ...Read More | |||
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DaisyBill: Folsom Address on IBR Request Forms Doesn't Accept Mail | 09/15/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Providers need to send requests for independent bill review to an address on the California Division of Workers’ Compensation website and not the address on the IBR request form, according to a ...Read More | |||
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DWC Proposes 2024 Research Agenda | 09/13/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting comments on the proposed 2024 agenda for the Workers’ Compensation Research and Evaluation Group. ...Read More | |||
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DCBS Proposes to Incorporate NCCI Changes in Statistical Plan | 09/12/2023 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services is holding a public hearing Sept. 26 to discuss rules that would update the Statistical Plan for Workers’ Compensation and Employers’ Liability. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Proposes Changes to Penalty Rules Under Longshore Act | 09/12/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor proposes to amend Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act rules related to penalties for employers that fail to report injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Double Dipping Leads to 3-7 Year Sentence | 09/12/2023 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Wyoming man who pleaded guilty to fraud charges for working while receiving temporary disability benefits was sentenced to three to seven years in prison, according to a report by the ...Read More | |||
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DWC Seeks Input on Billing and Reimbursement Rules | 09/08/2023 | |
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| Source: Steve Nichols, News Contributor | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is conducting a survey on costs to implement contemplated changes to the agency&rsquo...Read More | |||
