Workers' Compensation News
| DWC Fort Worth Office Reopens After Facility Issues | 05/29/2019 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation field office in Fort Worth has reopened after a three-week closure because of some problems with the building, the division announced. The office reopened today. It ...Read More | |||
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Decision on Hanford Presumption Lawsuit Expected Soon | 05/29/2019 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A judge said he expects to issue a decision in early June on the federal government’s challenge to the Washington state law creating a presumption that certain conditions are compensable for workers at a nuclear waste storage site, according to a report by ...Read More | |||
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Defunct Employer Elected to Cover Mesothelioma Claims | 05/28/2019 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Missouri appellate court ruled that an employer that had gone out of business when lawmakers changed the law for mesothelioma claims could still elect to be liable for benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Death Benefit Increase Heading to Governor | 05/28/2019 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Nevada lawmakers are sending Gov. Steve Sisolak a bill that would increase death benefits starting next year. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Report Suggests Medical Costs Not Out of Control | 05/21/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A new report from the Florida Division of Workers' Compensation has given ammunition to those who argue that medical spending is under control, and years of hand-wringing about outpatient surgery and other costs has been misplaced. ...Read More | |||
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Dispute Over Timeliness of Claim Can't Be Resolved by Summary Judgment | 05/21/2019 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that a dispute over the timeliness of a worker’s claim could not be determined, since there was a triable question about whether she reasonably believed she had been injured. ...Read More | |||
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Disability Benefits Increasing in July | 05/21/2019 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Temporary disability and permanent disability benefits will increase by 3.709% in July to match the increase in Oregon’s state average weekly wage, the Workers’ Compensation Division announced. ...Read More | |||
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Dollar Tree Hit With $503,200 Safety Penalty | 05/17/2019 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries assessed a $503,200 fine against the Dollar Tree company for numerous safety violations at a store in Vancouver. ...Read More | |||
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Dynamex, Provider Network and Presumption Bills Set for Hearings as Deadline Looms | 05/14/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| With Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiling his proposed $213.5 billion spending plan for the next fiscal year, lawmakers have scheduled hearings on a handful of workers’ compensation measures held in abeyance pending release of the revised budget...Read More | |||
| Dozens of Physicians De-Listed for Treatment of Injured Workers | 05/14/2019 | ||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York Workers' Compensation Board has posted the names of more than 90 people who have been removed from the list of medical providers authorized to treat injured workers or serve as independent ...Read More | |||
