Workers' Compensation News
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Medical Cannabis Proposal Returns | 03/20/2024 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Kansas lawmakers could once again review a proposal to allow medical use of cannabis this year. ...Read More | |||
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Man Sentenced to Probation, Restitution for Comp Scam | 03/08/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A 55-year-old Monroe County man was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay back more than $16,000 in stolen workers' compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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MedRisk Releases 2024 Industry Trends Report | 03/05/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| MedRisk's 2024 Industry Trends Report, released Friday, focuses on physical therapy utilization and outcomes within the U.S. health care system. ...Read More | |||
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MSF Opens Registration for Annual Medical Conference | 03/01/2024 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Montana State Fund opened registration for its annual medical conference set for May 15-17 at the One Legged Magpie in Red Lodge. &ldqu...Read More | |||
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Measure Would Allow Coverage of Mental Injury Claims for First Responders, National Guard | 01/26/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Police, firefighters, emergency medical service personnel and members of the Kentucky National Guard would not be required to show a physical injury to have a compensable claim for a mental injury, under recently introduced legislation. ...Read More | |||
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Measure Proposes Exception to Exclusive Remedy for Abusive Workplaces | 01/23/2024 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Workers’ compensation would not be the exclusive remedy for Wisconsin workers claiming injuries from abusive work environments, under legislation introduced in the state Senate last week. ...Read More | |||
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Majority of DWC Enforcement Efforts Target Insurance Companies | 01/23/2024 | |
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| Source: Steve Nichols (News Contributor) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Insurance companies continue to be the subject of most Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation enforcement activities, according to an update provided during recent health care provider and carrier quarterly meetings. ...Read More | |||
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Mitch Steiger Returns as CHSWC Chairman | 01/16/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation elected Mitch Steiger to serve as its chairman in 2022. ...Read More | |||
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Measure Proposes Presumptive Coverage for Additional Cancers | 01/16/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Senate on Friday unanimously passed a bill that would expand the list of cancers that are presumed to be compensable for firefighters. ...Read More | |||
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Majority of Providers Dubbed High-Tier Performers | 01/17/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation on Friday reported that the majority of health care providers in the state were rated as “high-tier” performers in the 2023 performance-based oversight assessment. ...Read More | |||
