Workers' Compensation News
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Court Tosses Declaratory Judgment on Carrier's Coverage Obligations | 11/24/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court overturned a declaratory judgment as to an automobile insurance carrier’s obligation to provide coverage to a worker for his medical expenses from an accident. ...Read More | |||
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Chiropractor Charged With Fraud to Stop Seeing Injured Workers | 11/24/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Long Island chiropractor charged with defrauding a federal workers' compensation program out of more than $700,000 has voluntarily agreed to stop seeing injured workers in New York. ...Read More | |||
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Case Against Alleged Mastermind in Kickback Scheme Winding Down, Court Records Indicate | 11/23/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The criminal case against a former pharmacy owner who allegedly directed a kickbac...Read More | |||
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Commission's Jurisdiction to Order Compliance With Settlement Didn't Lapse | 11/23/2020 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Mississippi Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the expiration of the one-year period for the Workers’ Compensation Commission to exercise continuing jurisdiction over a claim did not bar a worker from filing a motion to enforce the terms of her settlement. ...Read More | |||
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Continental Says Reinsurance Agreements Just a New Take on Captives | 11/20/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A former Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary has taken issue with Illinois regulators who fined the company for packaging expensive reinsurance agreements with workers' compensation policies without approval from the state. ...Read More | |||
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Cal/OSHA Board to Vote on Emergency COVID-19 Regulations | 11/18/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board is scheduled to vote on proposed emergency COVID-19 regulations Thursday, according to the Department of Industrial Relations. ...Read More | |||
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Clinic Claims PTSD Cure in 15 Weeks With Intense Therapy | 11/18/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Mental health issues are often seen as intractable, requiring years of therapy that can add significantly to the cost of a workers' compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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COVID Cases Included in NCCI Court Update | 11/18/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal court in California ruled that maintaining a safe workplace is part of the grand bargain of workers’ compensation, while the New York Workers’ Compensation Board found that a positive test was prima facie medical evidence for a COVID-19 claim, the National Council on Compens...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Limited Forfeiture of Benefits for Worker Who Lied About His Condition | 11/18/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a cement mason partially forfeited his entitlement to benefits by lying to his doctors about his condition. ...Read More | |||
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Commission Allows Emergency In-Person Hearings at Five Sites | 11/18/2020 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Grappling with a statewide spike in coronavirus cases, the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission has again revised its rules for hearings. ...Read More | |||
