Worker's Compensation Top New Mexico News Stories Top New Mexico Workers', Workman's, Workmen's Compensation News Stories en-us Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:30:03 News Law Workers' Compensation Workman's Compensation Workmen's Compensation 60 Ribbon Cutting For WCA´s New Las Vegas Office to be Held Sept. 10 http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=83215c317a961aea9b799658cdb9b2bbw http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=83215c317a961aea9b799658cdb9b2bbw Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:00 PDT The Work Comp Administration's new Las Vegas field office was designed to be 50% more energy efficient than existing buildings. WCA Revising Employer Election Forms http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=2032e8537eba6a41fb4e4351dea60abac http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=2032e8537eba6a41fb4e4351dea60abac Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:00 PDT The Workers' Compensation Administration is retooling the forms for accepting or declining workers' compensation insurance. N.M. Advisory Council to Meet on Aug. 28 http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=638f3c6574cfc4876fb58160268cc7edk http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=638f3c6574cfc4876fb58160268cc7edk Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:00 PDT The state Advisory Council will meet on Aug. 28 in Albuquerque to discuss causation and hear from chiropractors. New Mexico WCA Issues Last in WC Booklet Series http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=fc5bc121bd10bb479d78b22970fdc3acc http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=fc5bc121bd10bb479d78b22970fdc3acc Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:00 PDT The last of the revised and updated WCA workers' compensation booklets are now available online. Forms Removed from Web and Available Only through Bureau http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=5686d8b6f777a7af919736de78b2562ac http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=5686d8b6f777a7af919736de78b2562ac Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:00 PDT Special election forms can now only be obtained from the WCA Employer Compliance Bureau. Deceased Roswell Workers Subject to Coming-and-Going Rule http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=62bb88dd4603703da019ace23e5a4d10k http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=62bb88dd4603703da019ace23e5a4d10k Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:00 PDT The estates of two workers who died while driving home from an oil rig are not entitled to death benefits, an appellate court ruled. Advisory Council on Workers´ Compensation to Meet http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=bb31e71de98b336c4f9086633bc3f80bc http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=bb31e71de98b336c4f9086633bc3f80bc Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:00 PDT The Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation and Occupational Disease will meet in Albuquerque on Aug. 28. N.M. Agency Shuts Down Business for Failure to Cover Workers http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=aae8b92e6df294b00f732692d09a67e1j http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=aae8b92e6df294b00f732692d09a67e1j Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:00 PDT The Workers' Compensation Agency closed a Las Cruses door company that did not provide workers' comp insurance. N.M.´s ´Loss of Use´ Task Force to Convene on June 24 http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=6c22cd4152fec6d3e8176b5ad62bbef7k http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=6c22cd4152fec6d3e8176b5ad62bbef7k Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:00 PDT The 'Loss of Use' Task Force announced that it will convene on June 24 at the Workers' Compensation Administration. New Mexico Selects New Vendor for Licensing Examinations http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=d88b6290274df4339c4a032645503e1fj http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=d88b6290274df4339c4a032645503e1fj Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:00 PDT The Public Regulation Commission selected a new vendor for license examinations, effective July 25. N.M. Workers' Comp Advisory Council to Meet in June http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=3f1377ebc06db3e4f6939330211241d4c http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=3f1377ebc06db3e4f6939330211241d4c Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:00 PDT The Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation and Occupational Disease will meet in Albuquerque on June 19. N.M. Court Concludes Two-Year Limitation Applies to Erroneous Order http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=154fdbece5f92873daf47e490da77082k http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=154fdbece5f92873daf47e490da77082k Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:00 PDT Parties have up to two years to challenge compensation orders with clerical errors, the state Supreme Court ruled. New Mexico Advisory Council to Meet http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=b1cd82fbc97fc6c15d4e2b80a7a948c8c http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=b1cd82fbc97fc6c15d4e2b80a7a948c8c Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:00 PDT The New Mexico Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation and Occupational Disease Disablement will meet in Albuquerque on June 19. New Mexico Rule Change to Shorten UEF Claims Process http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=67af790bf2adbc0b617778767a426571c http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=67af790bf2adbc0b617778767a426571c Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:00 PDT A state WCA rule change was designed to shorten the claims process in the Uninsured Employers' Fund mediation process. Five-Time Convict Pleads Guilty to Double Dipping Charge http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=606d7bf02526789a6ed0fb89fc39f550j http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=606d7bf02526789a6ed0fb89fc39f550j Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:00 PDT A man convicted of five previous felonies, and charged with drug possession, pleaded guilty to a workers' comp fraud charge. N.M. System to Allow Employees, Employers to Check WC Fees Online http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=ba102c996883c4b31b840bcd2022ab8fk http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=ba102c996883c4b31b840bcd2022ab8fk Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:00 PDT The state recently implemented a system to allow employers and employees to see the fees they've paid toward the state's workers' compensation system. New Mexico's E1/E6 Filing System Stops Working http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=ffba3537bdecd4dd7006fd887dd22290k http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=ffba3537bdecd4dd7006fd887dd22290k Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:00 PDT The Workers' Compensation Administration's E1/E6 filing system stopped working on Tuesday morning. New Mexico Advisory Council to Meet on March 20 http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=270aa5a15c189aff1d0dcd7eb5df0f96k http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=270aa5a15c189aff1d0dcd7eb5df0f96k Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:00 PDT The New Mexico Workers' Compensation Advisory Council will meet on March 20 in Albuquerque. New Mexico Presumption Bill Likely Dead for the Session http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=19daf097df26b9f022c3152beb3b9ea7j http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=19daf097df26b9f022c3152beb3b9ea7j Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:00 PDT A state advisory council tabled talks and likely blocked further action on a bill that would give firefighters the presumption for 25 diseases. Many Physicians' Fees to Drop in New Mexico on Dec. 31 http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=5397098ef46dad8722d0af19509100eaz http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=5397098ef46dad8722d0af19509100eaz Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:00 PDT Fees for about 1,350 procedures will drop and at least 71 will rise when the state's new physicians' fee schedule takes effect at year's end.