Workers' Compensation News
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Firm Will Ask Judge to Act if DWC Doesn't Give Guidance on Remote QME Exams
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03/27/2020
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By: Mark Powell (Reporter)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 1436 | 7 | Popular with Legal | 48 min read
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A Southern California law firm representing qualified medical evaluators and injured workers will ask a judge next week to force the Division of Workers' Compensation to allow remote evaluations without fear of penalty in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Telemedicine Not Perfect, But New Tech Is Helping, Docs Say
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03/27/2020
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 337 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 23 min read
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Telemedicine and virtual exams are not ideal, but they are the best we've got during the nationwide coronavirus clampdown, physicians, attorneys and a workers' compensation judge said during a webinar this week.
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ICA Updates Fee Schedule for COVID-19 Issues
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03/27/2020
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State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 137 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 11 min read
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The Industrial Commission of Arizona on Thursday adopted changes to the Arizona Physicians' and Pharmaceutical Fee Schedule to allow reimbursements for COVID-19 tests, virtual check-ins and e-visits.
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Court Revives Worker's FELA Claim Over Truck Safety
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03/27/2020
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State: NM | Segment: WEST | 125 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 12 min read
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The New Mexico Court of Appeals revived a railway worker’s suit against his employer for its alleged failure to provide him with a safe means of entering a truck.
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Board Properly Dismisses Application for Review
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03/27/2020
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 109 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 28 min read
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A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board properly dismissed an insurance carrier’s application for review because the company did not specify the date of the hearing at which it had raised its objection.
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Webinar to Cover COVID-19 Insurance Fraud
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03/27/2020
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 308 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 40 min read
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The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, National Insurance Crime Bureau and International Association of Special Investigation Units teamed up for a free webinar discussing possible coronavirus fraud targeting property and casualty carriers.
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Professor Recommends TRIA Amendments to Cover Pandemics
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03/27/2020
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 130 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 5 min read
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A professor at Butler University is recommending Congress expand the federal backstop for insurance losses caused by terrorism to also include coverage for pandemics.
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WCD Issues Industry Notice on COVID-19 Procedures
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03/27/2020
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 124 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 31 min read
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division said it can’t waive statutory requirements, but it will consider the impact of COVID-19 in areas where it has discretion to assess penalties, according to an ...Read More
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