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Bill to Add Coverage for Chiropractic Care Heads to Governor 05/13/2020
State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Oklahoma lawmakers unanimously approved a bill that would add chiropractic care to the list of services employers are required to provide to injured workers, sending it to Gov. Kevin Stitt. ...Read More
 
 

Boilermaker's Final Employer Can Shift Liability for Hearing Loss 05/12/2020
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s most recent employer is able to shift liability for his industrial hearing loss to a prior employer by demonstrating a reasonable medical probability that the earlier job was the sole cause of his condition. ...Read More
 
 

BWC Adopts New Medical Fee Schedules Showing Modest Increases 05/11/2020
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation has adopted new fee schedules and reimbursement rules for ambulatory surgical centers and hospital outpatient services. ...Read More
 
 

Bill Proposes PTSD Presumption for Emergency Medical Workers 05/05/2020
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
Private sector emergency medical service providers who contract with the government would be entitled to a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is a compensable condition, under legislation recently introduced in the California Legislature. ...Read More
 
 

Board Properly Decides Claim Without Testimony From Treating Doctors 04/28/2020
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a construction worker’s claim, finding the Workers’ Compensation Board did not err in resolving the case without hearing testimony from two of the worker’s treating physicians. ...Read More
 
 

BWC Seeks Rule Changes on Self-Insurer Assessment Rebates, Managed Care 04/28/2020
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor
The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation is assessing several rules as part of its regular, five-year review of regulations, including a plan to provide rebates on assessments to self-insurers that utilize electronic payments and notifications. ...Read More
 
 

Bill Proposes Rebuttable Presumption for 'Critical Workers' 04/24/2020
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
Heads of the policy committees that most frequently review proposed statutory changes to California’s workers’ compensation system are partnering on a bill that would create a rebuttable presumption that COVID-19 arises out of employment for so-called “critical workers.”...Read More
 
 

Business Groups File Suit Over Commission's COVID-19 Presumption Rule 04/24/2020
State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Two Illinois business groups have filed a lawsuit against the state Workers' Compensation Commission because of the agency's recent rulemaking that extends a presumption of coverage to a wide range of workers who may fall ill from COVID-19. ...Read More
 
 

BWC Starts Sending $1.6B in Dividend Checks to Employers 04/22/2020
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation on Tuesday said it started sending dividend checks to employers and will put more than 170,000 checks in the mail by Monday. ...Read More
 
 

Board Wants Dedicated Emails, Other Changes for E-Filing 04/21/2020
State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The North Carolina Industrial Commission is accepting comments on proposed changes to electronic filing procedures. The changes are n...Read More
 
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