Workers' Compensation News
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Assignment of Service Agreement Doesn't Allow Carrier to Avoid Indemnity Obligations | 02/28/2022 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate last week court overturned a grant of summary judgment to an insurance carrier that had contested its duty to provide coverage to a worker employed by a contractor. ...Read More | |||
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Alexis Bakofsky Named Chief of Staff for OIR | 02/28/2022 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier announced that Alexis Bakofsky was appointed chief of staff of the Office of Insurance Regulation. ...Read More | |||
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Assembly Speaker Reappoints Nicholas Roxborough to CHSWC | 02/17/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon reappointed Nicholas Roxborough to represent employers on the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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ALJ's Findings in Comp Proceedings Don't Have Preclusive Effect in Suit | 02/17/2022 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that an administrative law judge’s preliminary finding that a worker had been terminated for cause was not binding on a district court presiding over the worker’s wrongful termination claim. ...Read More | |||
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Annual Report of Inventory for Claims Due April 1 | 02/15/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation reminds claims administrators that the report of claim counts for calendar year 2021 is due April 1. ...Read More | |||
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Appeals Court: Facts Support Denying Miner's Black Lung Claim Despite Messy Record | 02/15/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor might have mishandled a coal worker’s pneumoconiosis claim, but its denial was nonetheless backed by substantial evidence, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled. ...Read More | |||
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Appeals Court Rejects Effort to Strike Doctor Over Fees | 02/14/2022 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court overturned a judge of compensation claims decision disallowing a duly authorized treating physician whose initial evaluation and treatment fee exceeded base fee schedule rates. ...Read More | |||
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Actuarial Committee Meets Tuesday | 02/10/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Actuarial Committee will discuss experience rating plan values during a meeting Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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Accreditation Process Gives Providers Tools to Address UR Problems | 02/09/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The accreditation process required for utilization review organizations in California’s workers’ compensation system gives providers several tools to address problems they encounter when trying to obtain prior authorization for medical services, according to officials with accrediting...Read More | |||
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ADA Doesn't Preempt Comp Act Payment Provisions, but Air Ambulance Billing Dispute Continues | 02/04/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court on Thursday ruled that federal aviation law does not preempt state law regulating the payment for medical services and sent a long-running fee dispute between air ambulance providers and workers’ compensation insurance carriers back to a trial court. ...Read More | |||
