Workers' Compensation News
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DWC to Hold Hearing on New Rules for Cancer Presumption Claims | 10/31/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation will hold a public hearing Nov. 20 on proposed rules that would implement the state's expanded cancer presumption law. ...Read More | |||
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DCBS: 10 of 35 Workers Killed Last Year Were Drivers | 10/30/2019 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services' Workers' Compensation Division has released a report detailing 35 claims accepted for fatality benefits last year. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Suspends 24 Providers | 10/28/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation suspended 24 providers in October, bringing to 400 the total number of people who have been prohibited from charging for services provided to injured workers since 2017. ...Read More | |||
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Doctor Removed, Others Suspended by WC Board | 10/25/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New York State Workers' Compensation Board has suspended two physicians and removed a third from the list of providers authorized to treat injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates Outpatient, ASC Section of Fee Schedule | 10/24/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation updated the Hospital Outpatient Departments/Ambulatory Surgical Centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to changes made by Medicare. ...Read More | |||
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Denial of Cancer-Stricken Firefighter's TD Claim Doesn't Preclude PTD Claim | 10/22/2019 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A unanimous Washington Supreme Court ruled that the equitable doctrines of collateral estoppel and res judicata did not preclude a cancer-stricken firefighter from pursuing a permanent disability claim after his temporary disability claim was denied. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Holding Quarterly Meeting With Insurers Oct. 28 | 10/21/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation will hold its quarterly meeting with insurance carriers Oct. 28, the division said in a bulletin this week. ...Read More | |||
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Department Posts Update to Disability Guidelines | 10/17/2019 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kansas Department of Labor has posted updates to the Official Disability Guidelines, the department said in a bulletin this week. ...Read More | |||
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Doctor Convicted in Pacific Hospital Scheme Ordered to Serve Two Years, Forfeit $3M | 10/16/2019 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Southern California doctor who admitted to receiving more than $1.5 million in illegal kickbacks from Pacific Hospital of Long Beach was ordered to serve two years in federal prison and forfeit $3 million in criminal proceeds. ...Read More | |||
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Doctor Reinstated After Correcting Double Reimbursement | 10/16/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New York State Workers' Compensation Board has reinstated a Middletown physician after he reimbursed a group health insurance carrier for payments that had already been covered by workers' compensation insurance. ...Read More | |||
