Workers' Compensation News
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Masonry Subcontractor Figures Indicted on $7M Fraud Charges | 01/24/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The owner of a New York masonry subcontractor and the firm’s accountant were indicted on fraud charges for allegedly altering payroll documents to reduce workers’ compensation premiums by more than $7 million. ...Read More | |||
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MEMIC Rolls Out Electronic Payment System | 01/24/2023 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The MEMIC Group, a workers’ compensation carrier headquartered in Maine, launched an electronic payment system for injured workers and providers. &...Read More | |||
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Municipal Employee Gets Benefits for Injuries From Fall in Parking Lot | 01/23/2023 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court reinstated a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission finding that a municipal employee was entitled to benefits for her injuries from a fall as she exited her car to begin her workday. ...Read More | |||
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Medical Fees Change Proposed as Part of Comp Law Overhaul | 01/11/2023 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Tennessee legislators are proposing amendments to the state’s workers’ compensation law regarding medical fee reimbursement and attorneys fees. ...Read More | |||
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Mileage Reimbursement Rate Climbs to 65.5 Cents | 01/04/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Injured workers in California will be reimbursed 65.5 cents per mile for any travel related to medical treatment or the evaluation of injuries after Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Metalworker Who Fell Into Basement Gets Summary Judgment | 12/14/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a metalworker for his injuries from a fall off a wooden floor joist into the basement of a building. ...Read More | |||
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Medplace Announces New Case Management App | 12/14/2022 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| Medplace, an app that connects physicians to organizations for medical peer review, case review and expert witness testimony, announced a new workers' compensation case management platform that aims to help get Arizona workers back on the job. ...Read More | |||
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Medical Cannabis Comp Program Launched | 12/13/2022 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Bennabis Health Inc. has launched a program in New Mexico with Alta Vida, an Albuquerque-based cannabis dispensary, to help reimburse injured workers for their medical cannabis in workers’ compensation cases. ...Read More | |||
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Mechanic Can't Get Full Recovery of Medical Costs, Permanent Disability | 12/09/2022 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a denial of medical expenses and permanent disability compensation for a mechanic after a compensable injury from his exposure to truck exhaust. ...Read More | |||
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Mental Injuries Up in Restaurant Work; Cuts, Falls, Strains Remain Costliest | 12/09/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| While cuts, falls and strains make up a large portion of workers’ compensation claims for restaurants, injuries from a worker’s extremities being crushed, and injuries related to mental stress and fainting are on the rise post-2020, according to an analysis published Wednesday by...Read More | |||
