Workers' Compensation News
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Agents Raid Burke's Offices Again
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12/17/2018
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State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Two weeks after FBI agents raided the offices of the alderman who oversees Chicago’s workers’ compensation program, they returned Thursday, according to news reports...Read More
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Average Charged Rate Down 10% Over 2017
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12/14/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau said the average rate California employers paid for coverage during the first nine months of 2018 was about 10% less than they paid in 2017.
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Attorneys General Oppose Changes to Patient-Handling Requirements
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12/14/2018
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A proposed U.S. Department of Labor rule change that would allow young workers to operate power-driven patient lifts without training or supervision is facing opposition from a coalition of attorneys general from 10 states and the District of Columbia.
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Attorneys See Significant Ramifications From Lindh Decision
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12/13/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The latest California appellate court decision finding asymptomatic, pre-existing conditions are fair game for apportionment should shield employers from paying for disabilities arising from nonindustrial causes, according to workers’ compensation defense attorneys.
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Attorney's Form Flub Forfeited Employer's Ability to Appeal
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12/13/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A New York appellate court ruled that a defense attorney’s use of the wrong form to request review of a workers’ compensation law judge’s ruling was fatal to the employer’s ability to obtain relief.
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Attorney's Text Message to IME Didn't Justify Exclusion of Doctor's Opinion
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11/30/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A divided New York appellate court ruled that an attorney’s communication with an independent medical examiner about the subject of an upcoming deposition did not constitute an effort to exert undue influence and did not warrant exclusion of the doctor’s opinion.
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Attorney Can't Be Sanctioned for Inaction
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11/26/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Commission erred in sanctioning a claimants’ attorney for inaction following his filing of a motion to reinstate a client’s claim.
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