Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Finding That Rehab Coordinator Was Not PTD | 07/05/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A New York appellate court dismissed a rehabilitation program coordinator’s challenge to a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board finding she was not permanently and totally disabled from her injuries from being attacked by a patient. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Transitional Work Program Increases Grants for Employers | 07/05/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation last week announced that it is increasing grants employers can use to get injured workers back to work as quickly as possible. ...Read More | |||
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Block Elected Comp Court Presiding Judge | 07/05/2023 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Nebraska Supreme Court approved the election of Dirk V. Block as presiding judge of the Workers’ Compensation Court. The comp cour...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Citation Against Framing Contractor for Worker's Injuries | 07/03/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld a citation against a framing contractor for a worker’s fall through an unprotected opening for a stairwell. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Debit Card Payment Bill | 07/03/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The California Senate unanimously passed a bill that would allow carriers to continue using debit cards to pay indemnity benefits for another year in a vote that allows the measure to be sent to the governor. ...Read More | |||
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Stakeholders Question Low WC Network Participation | 07/03/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| By Steve Nichols, News Contributor Data from the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation showing better outcomes when claims are treated in networks has prompted some observers to question why market penetration is not greater. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Department Can't Rule on Constitutional Challenges to Comp Rates | 07/03/2023 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld a decision by the state Insurance Department to refrain from addressing an employer’s constitutional challenges to the regulatory framework for calculating workers' compensation rates. ...Read More | |||
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WCB to Require USB Drives for Video Evidence | 07/03/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board announced that it will stop accepting discs of video evidence and will require submissions on USB flash drives. ...Read More | |||
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Assembly Passes PBM Transparency Measure | 07/03/2023 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Assembly on Friday passed a bill setting new transparency standards for pharmacy benefit manager business practices. S...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment for Worker on Labor Law Claim Overturned | 07/03/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should not have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim because of triable issues as to whether anyone knew about the alleged hazard that caused him to trip and fall. ...Read More | |||
