Workers' Compensation News
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OAL Approves Med-Legal Regulations | 02/06/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Friday announced that new rules allowing an additional 30 days to schedule a medical-legal evaluation are now in effect. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Worker's Request for Change of Physician | 02/06/2023 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida appellate court overturned a denial of authorization for a worker’s physician of choice following an insurance carrier’s failure to respond to his request for a change in treating doctors. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment for Worker With Claim of Fall Injury | 02/06/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was properly allowed to proceed with his Labor Law claim for a mishap from attempting to move a section of steel track rail. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Claim for Loss of Finger | 02/06/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a crush accident that severed his finger. ...Read More | |||
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House, Senate Pass Comp Bills | 02/06/2023 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Lawmakers in Kentucky moved four bills expanding presumptions for first responders and requiring that workers’ compensation cover their claims for anxiety and depression. ...Read More | |||
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Study: Medical Marijuana Pain Patients Reduce Opioid Dependence | 02/06/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Chronic pain patients in New York were able to cut down on their use of prescription opioids when switching to medical marijuana, according to a study by the American Medical Association and published on the JAMA Network Open. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Posts Updated Instructions to Determine Gainful Employment | 02/06/2023 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced a 7.9% increase in the threshold used to determine gainful employment and eligibility for permanent total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Expand Provider Options for Federal Workers | 02/06/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate reintroduced legislation that would expand health care provider options for injured federal workers. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Benefits for Worker With Back Injury | 02/06/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of benefits to a worker with preexisting back issues for his claimed back injury. Case:...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Webinar to Profile Health Care Industry | 02/03/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is hosting a webinar March 1 that will profile California’s health care industry. ...Read More | |||
