Workers' Compensation News
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Devices to Fight Opioid Crisis Get Boost From FDA
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12/04/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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New devices intended to help address the opioid crisis — ranging from a digitally controlled pill dispenser to a deep transcranial magnetic stimulation system — may soon be on the market, following their selection as winners of the FDA’s opioid innovation challenge....Read More
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Double-Dipper Ordered to Pay $93K Restitution
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12/04/2018
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Injured worker
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A claimant who ran a bar and grill while receiving workers’ compensation benefits was ordered to pay more than $93,944 in restitution and spend a month on house arrest after pleading guilty to first-degree theft, the Washington state Department of Labor and Industries ...Read More
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DIR Assessments Increasing 9% for 2019
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12/03/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Assessments on California employers to pay for the workers’ compensation system and labor law enforcement will increase 9.4% in 2019, to $941,820,851, according to notices mailed last week by the state Department of Industrial Relations.
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Doctor Suspended Following DUI Conviction
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11/30/2018
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer
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The New York State Workers' Compensation Board has temporarily suspend a Plainview doctor’s authorization to treat injured workers following his conviction for driving under the influence.
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DWC Suspends QME for Medical Board Discipline
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11/29/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Division of Workers’ Compensation suspended a qualified medical evaluator who was placed on probation by the Medical Board of California in 2016.
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DCBS Ending Grace Period for Late Reports
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11/28/2018
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Self-insured employers and self-insured employer groups in Oregon will no longer get an extra 14 days to submit annual claim-loss data before they risk civil penalties.
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Defendant Can't Challenge Denial of Motion to Dismiss Tort Claims
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11/28/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Texas appellate court ruled that a defendant in a civil suit over the death of an oil rig worker had forfeited its ability to appeal the denial of its motions to dismiss the claims against it because the window of opportunity to file an appeal had closed.
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Defamation Case in Mediation, County Attorney Reports
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11/27/2018
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State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A former Hawaii County former elections official, whose defamation case prompted the state’s high court to overturn six years of precedent holding work comp exclusivity bars all intentional tort claims arising from employment, is now in mediation with her former employer.
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