Workers' Compensation News
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Auxiliary Police Officer Can't Pursue Civil Remedy for Car Accident Injuries | 12/12/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an auxiliary police officer could not proceed with a civil suit for his injuries from a car accident that occurred in the course of his volunteer work. ...Read More | |||
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AGs Say Expansion of Fluctuating Workweek Rule Would Hurt Comp Benefits | 12/12/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Attorneys general in 18 states have penned a letter urging the U.S. Department of Labor to rescind a proposal that would change the way employers calculate overtime, saying it w...Read More | |||
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Agency Head Disputes Need for Formulary, Says OWCA Would Need More Staff | 12/10/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The director of the Louisiana workers' compensation agency is pushing back against a legislative auditor's report that urges lawmakers to once again consider a drug formulary to limit opioid prescribing in the state. ...Read More | |||
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Audit Penalties Increase in 2018, Clear $1M for Fourth Time | 12/09/2019 | |
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| By: Tonika Reed (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Penalties for claims violations rose again in 2018 and cleared $1 million for just the fourth time since the Division of Workers’ Compensation started the Profile Audit Review process in 2003. ...Read More | |||
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Advisory Committee Meeting Tuesday | 12/09/2019 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Wisconsin’s Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council will discuss legislative proposals during a meeting Tuesday in Madison. The ...Read More | |||
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After Two Years of Input and Revisions, Complex Formulary Begins Today | 12/05/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New York state's much-debated and long-awaited workers' compensation drug formulary takes effect today for all new prescriptions. ...Read More | |||
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Arcadia Settlements Group Merging With Structured Financial Associates | 12/04/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Structured Financial Associates Inc. will merge into Arcadia Settlements Group Inc., effective Jan. 1, the companies announced. ...Read More | |||
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Aggregate Assessment Increasing 13.75%, Clears $1B | 12/03/2019 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The total amount of money the Department of Industrial Relations says it needs to collect from California employers to administer the state’s workers’ compensation system and associated programs is increasing by 13.75% next year, according to notices sent to employers before the Thank...Read More | |||
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A Tale of Two Undocumented Workers: One Deported, One Gets $2.5M Comp Settlement | 12/03/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Immigrants' advocates and attorneys say they are still trying to figure out what triggers a deportation action and what doesn't when a worker is injured or is a witness in a safety investigation. ...Read More | |||
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Attorneys Say Workers Need Alternative Treatments as Opioids Continue to Decline | 12/02/2019 | |
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| By: Susanna Speier (Correspondent ) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers' Compensation Institute announced that the state’s effort to curb opioid addiction saved $6.5 billion over a 10-year period — a staggering, giant sequoia-scale achievement for the most populous state in the country to boast about, but also a source of c...Read More | |||
