Workers' Compensation News
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DWC: Recommendations From 2019 Audit on QMEs Delayed | 05/28/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 715 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 38 min read | |||
| Six months after a scathing audit criticized the Division of Workers’ Compensation for its qualified medical evaluator process, the DWC has failed to fully implement recommendations laid out by the California State Auditor’s office, according to online records. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts ACOEM COVID-19 Guideline | 05/28/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 553 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 32 min read | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Wednesday announced plans to adopt the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and MDGuidelines COVID-19 Clinical Practice Guideline. ...Read More | |||
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Horse Racing Group Approves $2M Workers' Comp Subsidy | 05/28/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 378 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 29 min read | |||
| The California Thoroughbred Business League on Tuesday raced to approve a $2 million subsidy that will be paid to an insurance group covering workers’ compensation benefits for the state’s trainers, according to a news release. ...Read More | |||
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'Didn't Get It at Dunkin' Donuts,' Say Nurses Demanding a COVID-19 Presumption Law | 05/28/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: MA | Segment: Top | 184 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 49 min read | |||
| Massachusetts, one of the states most affected by the COVID-19 health crisis since its beginning, has yet to adopt a presumption rule for workers hit by the disease, and nurses, worker advocates and union leaders said Wednesday that needs to change. ...Read More | |||
| Out-of-State Worker Can't Maintain Tort Suit Against Supervisor | 05/28/2020 | ||
| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 96 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 12 min read | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that an out-of-state employee could not maintain a tort claim against her supervisor for her injuries from an in-state car crash. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Claims of Error in Evidentiary Rulings | 05/28/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 121 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 30 min read | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a jury’s determination that a worker was entitled to expand the scope of his workers’ compensation claim to include a diagnosis for post-concussion syndrome. ...Read More | |||
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Release Doesn't Bar Later Death Benefit Claim | 05/28/2020 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 101 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 43 min read | |||
| Maryland’s highest court ruled that the terms of a worker’s settlement and release prior to his death did not bar his widow from later filing a claim for benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Majority of Workers' COVID Claims Being Denied | 05/28/2020 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 248 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 29 min read | |||
| More than 1,400 workers in Colorado have filed workers’ compensation claims for contracting COVID-19, and the majority of the claims have been denied, according to The Colorado ...Read More | |||
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Commission Posts Arbitration Teleconference, Trial Info for June | 05/28/2020 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 80 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 12 min read | |||
| The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission has posted dial-in numbers, locations and times for arbitration proceedings for the month of June. ...Read More | |||
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ICA Sets Annual Fee Schedule Hearing | 05/28/2020 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 53 | 0 | Popular with Medical | 37 min read | |||
| The Industrial Commission of Arizona will hold its annual fee schedule public hearing as part of its regularly scheduled meeting June 25. The three p...Read More | |||
