Workers' Compensation News
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Labor Department Announces SAWW, Max Benefit | 07/08/2022 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced that the state average weekly wage used to determine workers’ compensation benefits for the fiscal year that started July 1 is $1,104.92. ...Read More | |||
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LAPD Officer Accused of Forgery | 06/30/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Los Angeles Police Department announced that it arrested a 12-year veteran officer suspected of forging a doctor’s notice to receive workers’ compensation medical benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Repeal 'Redundant' MSP Private Cause of Action | 06/30/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Lawmakers from Illinois and Florida introduced a bill that they say will repeal a redundant private cause of action provision in the Medicare Secondary Payer system. ...Read More | |||
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Limo Company Owner Arraigned for Alleged Premium Fraud | 06/17/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The owner of a limousine service in Porter Ranch was arraigned on charges that he underreported payroll to reduce workers’ compensation insurance premiums by more than $210,000, the California Department of Insurance announced. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Announces Emergency Heat, Wildfire Smoke Rules | 06/03/2022 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced that employers will be required to monitor temperatures and air quality throughout the summer and take steps to protect workers from heat and smoke hazards. ...Read More | |||
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Long-COVID Comp Study Links Ailment to Age | 05/31/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Being older than 60 at the time of COVID-19 infection was the “strongest risk factor” associated with prolonged impairment and high costs of related workers’ compensation claims, according to a study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine this month....Read More | |||
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Liability for Worker's Benefits Properly Apportioned Between Direct, Special Employers | 05/19/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the apportionment of liability for a temporary worker’s claim between his direct employer and his special employer. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Aim to Give Real Estate Tax Exemption to Injured Workers | 05/17/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New York lawmakers are proposing to add injured workers to the list of those with disabilities who are exempt from paying real estate taxes. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Department Sets Hearing on Fee Schedule, Proposed Medical Billing Deadline | 05/16/2022 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana Department of Labor & Industry is holding a public hearing June 8 on proposed revisions to medical fee schedules and a new rule that would create a deadline for submitting medical bills. ...Read More | |||
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Liberty Mutual Wants Restitution From Imaging Fraud Case | 05/09/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Liberty Mutual Insurance Group is asking a federal court in Southern California for a share of the nearly $28 million in restitution Sam Solakyan was ordered to pay work comp carriers in January. ...Read More | |||
