Workers' Compensation News
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Andrea Coleman to Succeed Bill Mudge as WCIRB President, CEO | 10/04/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California announced that Andrea Coleman will succeed Bill Mudge as president and CEO next year. ...Read More | |||
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Appeals Court Partially Reverses Employer's Win | 09/20/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court overturned a finding that a worker’s stiff person syndrome was not related to her work accident, and a finding that she was capable of engaging in gainful employment in a sedentary capacity. ...Read More | |||
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Attune Launches EverPeak Insurance on Digital Platform | 09/12/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Attune Insurance launched a new workers’ compensation solution, EverPeak Insurance, and started providing coverage to businesses in Arizona and South Carolina. ...Read More | |||
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AG Sues PBMs Over Opioid Epidemic | 09/10/2024 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch filed a lawsuit accusing pharmacy benefit managers of contributing to the oversupply of opioids in the state and fueling an illegal secondary market. ...Read More | |||
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Assembly Passes State Licensing Requirement for UR Docs | 09/03/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly passed a bill that would require some doctors who perform utilization reviews to be licensed in the state. The Assembly on...Read More | |||
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Amendment Expands E-Signature Bill | 08/29/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Electronic signatures would be allowed for all California workers’ compensation documents, under a recently amended bill. Assemblymember Dian...Read More | |||
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Annual Comp Conference Set for Sept. 12-13 | 08/28/2024 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The 12th Annual Nevada Workers' Compensation Educational Conference is scheduled for Sept. 12-13 at the Tuscany Suites & Casino in Las Vegas. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney Suspended for Misconduct | 08/27/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court last week suspended an attorney for misconduct related to his representation of a client in a probate matter and a workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney Gets Scolding for Repeated Constitutional Challenges to IRE Process | 08/23/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected another constitutional challenge to the state's new impairment rating evaluation procedure and scolded the attorney responsible for bringing the repetitive claims. ...Read More | |||
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Amended Bill Would Allow Employers to Deny Time Off for 'Business Necessity' | 08/21/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 2 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California employers could deny an injured worker’s request for time off to get medical treatment for business necessity, under a recently amended bill. ...Read More | |||
