Workers' Compensation News
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Bevin Appoints Two ALJs to Dept. of Workers' Claims | 06/01/2017 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has appointed two Bowling Green attorneys as administrative law judges within the Department of Workers’ Claims, the department announced Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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Berkshire Rebrands Direct Comp Offering | 05/31/2017 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A unit of Berkshire Hathaway that sells workers’ compensation insurance directly to customers online is moving forward under a new name — biBerk, short for Business Insurance Berkshire Hathaway. ...Read More | |||
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Bureau of Workers' Compensation Finalizes Three Rule Changes | 05/31/2017 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has finalized revisions to three rules that deal with payment for outpatient medication, payment for outpatient medication by a self-insuring employer, and the state’s Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. ...Read More | |||
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Bay Area Doctor Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison After Patient Overdoses | 05/26/2017 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Bay Area doctor has been sentenced to four years in prison for involuntary manslaughter and running a pill mill out of her Los Gatos pain management clinic, the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office ...Read More | |||
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BWC Proposes Deletions, Additions and Changes to Formulary | 05/24/2017 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is proposing several changes to its outpatient drug formulary, Rule 4123-6-21.3. ...Read More | |||
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Benefit Decreases to Follow Drop in Average Weekly Wage | 05/23/2017 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A decline in state average weekly wage will cause a decrease in maximum benefits for workers injured on or after July 1, the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division said in a notice last week. ...Read More | |||
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Business Representative Appointed to Advisory Council | 05/23/2017 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Raymond A. Peters, vice president of human resources and marketing for RoyOMartin, has been appointed to the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Allow Employers to Nix Compounded-Drug Payment | 05/22/2017 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill introduced Thursday would allow employers to refuse to pay for compounded drugs that have not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Allowing Claimants to Record IMEs Passes, Will Be Repealed in Two Years | 05/22/2017 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill permitting claimants to record and bring a chaperone to employer-ordered medical exams for the next two years is on its way to the governor's desk. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Prohibit Comp Benefits for Undocumented Workers | 05/19/2017 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A provision tucked inside a biennial workers’ compensation budget bill passed by the Ohio House of Representatives on Wednesday would bar illegal aliens from collecting benefits if injured on the job or suing their employers in tort for occupational injuries unless they can prove the e...Read More | |||
