Workers' Compensation News
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Medical Payments Climb 5.5% to $1.9B for 2021 | 09/26/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| After falling to $1.8 billion in calendar year 2020, aggregate medical payments rebounded in 2021 and increased about 5.5% to $1.9 billion, according to a new report by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Premium Fraud Charges Dismissed Against Business Owners | 09/26/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An El Dorado County judge dismissed premium fraud charges against three California business owners after county prosecutors said evidence showing they were acting on the advice of a professional insurance agency torpedoed the case, according to a ...Read More | |||
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CHSWC to Discuss RFP Process at Oct. 6 Meeting | 09/26/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Members of the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation will discuss the procedures for contracting with research organizations to undertake studies of issues relating to California’s comp system during an Oct. 6 meeting. ...Read More | |||
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No Alternative Care for Worker Even Though Employer Caused Him to Miss COVID Test, Surgery | 09/26/2022 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was not entitled to alternate care even though he missed his surgery date because his employer failed to provide him with transportation for a pre-screening. ...Read More | |||
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Commission's Decision Complies With Scope of Remand Order to Revisit Worker's Credibility | 09/26/2022 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of benefits to a worker after a prior remand order had directed the Workers’ Compensation Commission to revisit its adverse finding as to his credibility. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits to State Worker for Alleged Repetitive Trauma Injury | 09/26/2022 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a denial of benefits to a state worker for his alleged repetitive trauma injury. ...Read More | |||
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State Safety Regulators Issue More Than $144,000 in Fall-Protection Penalties | 09/26/2022 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| In separate enforcement actions, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division announced fines totaling more than $144,000 for two contractors accused of repeatedly violating fall protection rules. ...Read More | |||
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Congress to Consider Expanding Beryllium Exposure Bill for Energy Workers | 09/26/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Senate read through legislation that would expand the federal occupational illness program for energy workers. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Cites Roofing Companies for Lack of Fall Protection | 09/26/2022 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries cited two roofing companies on its “severe violators” list for more than $1 million combined for not providing fall protection to employees working on top of homes. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Additional Benefits, Treatment for Steelworker | 09/23/2022 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of additional benefits and treatment for a steelworker with a history of shoulder injuries. ...Read More | |||
