Workers' Compensation News
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DLI Resumes Noncompliance Penalties | 08/23/2023 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced it will resume assessing penalties against claims administration, insurers and third-party administration businesses that fail to respond to initial requests for information. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Accepting Comments on Proposed Changes to Income Benefit Forms | 08/21/2023 | |
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| Source: Steve Nichols, News Contributor | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting public comments on proposed changes to forms used to apply for supplemental income benefits and the form carriers use to notify seasonal employees and the division of a request to adjust benefits. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Announces Proposed Review of Chapters 102-116 Rules | 08/21/2023 | |
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| Source: Steve Nichols, News Contributor | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is reviewing several sets of rules in accordance with a state law requiring agencies to assess whether the reasons for implementing the regulations continue to exist. ...Read More | |||
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Defendant in Labor Law Action Gets Claims Dismissed | 08/21/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a Labor Law action against an entity that established it was not the owner of the property under construction, the general contractor of the project or an agent of the owner or contractor. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Seeks Input on Dispute Resolution Modernization | 08/17/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation seeks feedback from system users about its dispute resolution services. The DWC resolves...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates Hospital Outpatient Departments, ASC Fee Schedule | 08/09/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced an additional update to the hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgical centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule. ...Read More | |||
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Diabetic Worker Fails to Give Employer Timely Constructive Notice of Injury | 08/09/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned a finding that a diabetic worker had given his employer adequate constructive notice that his emergency foot surgery was work-related. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Adopts Teledentistry Rule Changes | 08/09/2023 | |
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| Source: Steve Nichols, News Contributor | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has adopted amendments to the agency’s telemedicine and telehealth regulations in Rule 133.30. ...Read More | |||
| DWC to Host Webinar on Dispute Resolution in Workers' Comp System | 08/08/2023 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is holding a webinar from 2-3 p.m. Aug. 17 to provide an overview of the workers’ compensation dispute resolution process. DWC said speakers will discuss benefit review conferences, contested case hearings, appeals panel re...Read More | |||
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Deadline Approaches for Safety Grant Application | 08/08/2023 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The deadline for Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. policyholders to apply for safety grants is Friday. LWCC is awarding up to 15 grants to p...Read More | |||
