Workers' Compensation News
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Comp Industry Lags Behind in Tech, but Stakeholders Can Drive Growth, Panelists Say | 06/18/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers’ compensation may be as much as 10 years behind other care-related sectors when it comes to applying advancements in technology, a group of industry experts said Thursday. ...Read More | |||
| Comp Residual Market Premium, Share Decline in 2020 | 06/18/2021 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The workers' compensation residual marketplace and reinsurance pools remained largely stable during the COVID-19 pandemic, but premium volume and market share are projected to decrease for the sixth consecutive year, according to the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s 2020 Res...Read More | |||
| COVID-19 Comp Claims Continue to Plunge | 06/18/2021 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The number of compensable COVID-19 indemnity claims in Florida continued to drop drastically in May, according to a report released Wednesday by the Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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CLARA Analytics Names Heather H. Wilson CEO | 06/17/2021 | |
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| Artificial intelligence technology provider CLARA Analytics named Heather H. Wilson as its chief executive officer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Part of Injured Worker's Claim for Ladder Fall | 06/16/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court partially revived a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged fall as he was descending a fixed ladder. C...Read More | |||
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Construction Company Owner Sentenced for Workers' Comp Fraud | 06/16/2021 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The owner of a Boston-area construction company has been sentenced to three years’ probation after pleading guilty to a workers’ comp fraud scheme that swindled more than $600,000 from insurance carriers and the federal government, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a ...Read More | |||
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CCWC Webinar to Focus on Medical Record Review | 06/15/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A panel of attorneys, payers and employer representatives will discuss strategies during a June 24 webinar on managing record review costs under California’s new Medical-Legal Fee Schedule. ...Read More | |||
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CSIMS Webinar Will Cover MTUS, Formulary | 06/15/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery is hosting a webinar Wednesday covering the effective use of the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule and the prescription drug formulary. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI 2021 Case Law Update Program Available On Demand | 06/11/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute announced that its five-hour case law update is available as an on-demand webinar. ...Read More | |||
| Court: Contractor Liable for Benefits Paid to Employee of Uninsured Subcontractor | 06/11/2021 | ||
| State: KS | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that the state Workers’ Compensation Fund can recover the costs of the benefits it paid to an insolvent subcontractor’s injured employee. ...Read More | |||
