Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
| DHS Reports Low Use of Prescription Monitoring Program Despite Mandate | 05/14/2019 | ||
| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Only about 38% of doctors who write prescriptions for controlled substances in Arizona had used the state’s Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program to look up a patient’s prescription history during December, according to the state Department of Health Services. ...Read More | |||
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Delivery Driver Gets Award for Injuries Caused by Improperly Padded Seat | 05/07/2019 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld an award of benefits to a delivery driver for his injuries from sitting on an improperly padded seat in his vehicle. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Rejects Argument That Suspension Should Align With Sentence | 05/03/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A provision in a plea agreement prohibiting a doctor from treating injured workers for three years has no bearing on whether the provider must be kicked out of California’s workers’ compensation system indefinitely, according to the latest decision posted to the Division of Workers&rs...Read More | |||
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Democrats File 27 Bills to Revamp WC Laws; Biz Groups Fight Back | 05/03/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: ME | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| With Democrats in control of the Legislature and the governor's office for the first time in eight years, worker advocates have slated 27 bills that would rewrite much of the workers' compensation laws put in place in the state over the last three decades. ...Read More | |||
