Workers' Compensation News
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CWCI Warns of Unintended Consequences With SB 335
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05/07/2021
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Halving the length of time available for employers to accept claims and increasing employers’ liability for medical benefits while assessing liability could have unintended consequences, the California Workers’ Compensation Institute said Thursday.
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Owner of Construction Company Accused of Premium Fraud
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05/07/2021
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The owner of a construction company in Fresno self-surrendered Thursday after a warrant was issued for her arrest on six felony counts of fraud, the California Department of Insurance announced.
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Construction Firm Owner Pleads to Workers' Comp Fraud
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05/07/2021
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The owner of a large Bay Area construction firm admitted to committing felony workers’ compensation insurance fraud after years of firing employees when they requested medical treatment for work-related injuries, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office announced.
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Health Care Workers Drove Increase in Psych Claims During Pandemic, Data Shows
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05/07/2021
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By: Mark Powell (Reporter)
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Mental health claims increased 2.4% last year, and the rise was driven almost exclusively by an unusually sharp uptick in health care workers filing claims for anxiety and depression-related conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data released by claims management company Sedgwick....Read More
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Injured Worker Can Seek Punitive Damages in Bad-Faith Suit
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05/07/2021
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State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Delaware Superior Court ruled that an injured worker provided enough evidence of willful or wanton misconduct by his employer’s insurance carrier to pursue punitive damages on his bad-faith claim.
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Generic for Lyrica Could Lower Claim Costs
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05/07/2021
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A generic pregabalin extended-release tablet that hit the market in April will likely lower costs on claims that include Lyrica CR as part of the medication regimen, according to Optum Workers’ Comp and Auto No-Fault.
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Study: Outpatient Costs Higher Where Comp Fee Regulations Limited
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05/07/2021
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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States with percent-of-charge-based fee regulations or no fee schedules for hospital outpatient care had exponentially higher costs nationwide, according to a report released Thursday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
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WCAB Chairwoman Zalewski Reappointed
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05/06/2021
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom reappointed Katherine Zalewski to serve a six-year term on the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board.
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