Workers' Compensation News
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Selective Insurance Boosts 3Q Profit by 19% | 10/29/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Selective Insurance Group has reported net income for the third quarter of $55.4 million, a 19% increase from $46.7 million in last year’s third quarter. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Won't Review Decision Denying Forum for Ex-NFL Player's Comp Claim | 10/26/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Supreme Court will not review a decision from the 4th District Court of Appeal that barred an out-of-state former football player from pursuing a cumulative trauma claim in California. ...Read More | |||
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State Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Poorly Worded Second-Injury Fund Law | 10/26/2018 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Supreme Court this week heard arguments in a case that could decide whether a law governing the state's second-injury fund is unconstitutional because it's poorly worded. ...Read More | |||
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Solano County Reports 85% Drop in Incurred Costs for Ergonomic Injuries | 10/25/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Solano County reported an 85% reduction in incurred costs for musculoskeletal disorders and repetitive motion injuries after launching a program intended to improve worker ergonomics. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Statutory Process for Compelling Exams | 10/25/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana Supreme Court ruled that the statutory process governing independent medical examinations does not violate a worker’s right to privacy or substantive due process. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies Proper Use of Crumby Findings in MITF Claims | 10/25/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Oklahoma Supreme Court clarified that a worker’s Crumby finding can be used to establish the Multiple Injury Trust Fund’s liability for permanent total disability. ...Read More | |||
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State Stands Out in Number, Usage of Ambulatory Surgery Centers | 10/24/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| One quarter of New Jersey workers’ comp claims with more than seven days of lost time included services at ambulatory surgery centers, the highest rate among 18 states reviewed in a new series of studies. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Demands More Than Reprimand for Attorney Who Abandoned Injured Worker | 10/24/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Georgia Supreme Court this week ruled that an attorney facing her fifth disciplinary hearing needs a stiffer punishment than a public reprimand for abandoning her representation of an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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State Adopts MCG's Disability Guidelines for Formulary | 10/24/2018 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Department of Workers' Claims has adopted the official disability guidelines published by MCG Health, part of a monthslong effort to iron out regulations for a drug formulary and treatment guidelines required by legislation this year. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Upholds State's Choice of Venue for Suit Against Opioid Makers | 10/23/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A divided Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that the location of a foreign corporation's registered agent is not relevant when determining the appropriate venue for a Consumer Protection Act suit. ...Read More | |||
