Workers' Compensation News
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Panel Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim Due to Insufficiency of Expert Opinion | 10/14/2021 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for an alleged shoulder injury, finding the medical testimony from her treating orthopedic surgeon was insufficient to establish causation. ...Read More | |||
| Provisional Treatment Pilot Project, Hospital Payment, Formulary Rules Up for Review | 10/12/2021 | ||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Rules the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation proposed to extend the provisional treatment reimbursement approval pilot and modify hospital payment and formulary drugs are pending a “common sense” review. ...Read More | |||
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Pinnacol CEO Phil Kalin to Retire in March | 10/12/2021 | |
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| Colorado-based workers’ compensation carrier Pinnacol Assurance announced Phil Kalin, president and CEO, will retire in 2022. ...Read More | |||
| P&T Committee Meeting Oct. 20 | 10/08/2021 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The committee that advises the California Division of Workers’ Compensation on evidence-based updates to the prescription drug formulary will hear updates on COVID-19 vaccines and topical analgesics during an Oct. 20 meeting. ...Read More | |||
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Prop. 22 Supporters Appeal Judge's Ruling That Declared Law Unconstitutional | 09/24/2021 | |
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| Proponents of a law that exempts app-based driving companies from California’s worker classification statutes have appealed a judge’s ruling that found the law unconstitutional, according to a ...Read More | |||
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Paradigm Partners With Medway Air Ambulance as In-Network Provider | 09/23/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Specialty care management firm Paradigm announced that it renewed its contract with Medway Air Ambulance to serve as an in-network air medical transport provider. ...Read More | |||
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Prosecutors Charge Woman With Comp Fraud After Surveillance | 09/16/2021 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Prosecutors in Connecticut say a woman has been charged with illegally collecting workers’ comp benefits after surveillance footage allegedly showed she had exaggerated the extent of her injuries, the state announced in a ...Read More | |||
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Prefiled Bill Proposes COVID-19 Presumption for Safety Workers | 09/01/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida lawmaker is proposing to create a presumption that COVID-19 is a compensable condition for safety workers. State Rep. Elizabeth Fe...Read More | |||
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Pinnacol Gives Nearly $350K in Scholarships to Students Impacted by Work Accidents | 09/01/2021 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Colorado’s largest workers’ compensation insurer has donated more than $347,000 in scholarship awards to students whose lives have been impacted by work-related accidents, the carrier said. ...Read More | |||
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Prefiled Bill Would Create Presumption for Adverse Vaccine Reactions | 08/25/2021 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine would be presumed compensable if a Kentucky business mandates vaccination, under a bill prefiled for the 2022 legislative session. ...Read More | |||
