Workers' Compensation News
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Medical Inflation Largely Tracks National Averages Despite Steep Rise in Hospital Costs | 03/22/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| By Stuart Colburn, Correspondent PHOENIX — Workers’ compensation medical inflation has largely been driven by increases in reimbursements for hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers, according to economist Olesya Fomenko, who spoke about inflation trends during the Workers C...Read More | |||
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Man Wins $11M Verdict After Losing Eye in Staple Gun Accident | 03/20/2023 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Missouri Lawyers Media reports that a jury in St. Louis awarded $11 million to a man who shot himself in the eye with a pneumatic staple gun, though jurors also determined he was 30% at fault for the accident. ...Read More | |||
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Michael Yaworsky Appointed Insurance Commissioner | 03/14/2023 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Financial Services Commission appointed Michael Yaworsky as the insurance commissioner for the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. ...Read More | |||
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Multiple Injuries on Same Extremity Can Constitute Injury to More than 1 'Member' | 02/22/2023 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nebraska Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a worker who sustains injuries along the same extremity can be considered to have suffered a "loss or loss of use of more than one member or parts of more than one member." ...Read More | |||
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MEM Chief Executive Supports Transition to Private Mutual Corporation | 02/09/2023 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Co. would transition from an independent public company to a private mutual corporation at the start of 2025 under recently introduced legislation the carrier’s chief executive said could improve services for policyholders. ...Read More | |||
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More State Legislatures Introduce First Responder PTSD Bills | 02/02/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New York and Maryland lawmakers will consider legislation that would provide workers’ compensation benefits to certain first responders who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
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MSF Opens Registration for Medical Conference | 02/01/2023 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Montana State Fund opened registration for its 21st annual medical conference, set for April 26-28 in Whitefish Lake. The theme for ...Read More | |||
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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 | |||
