Workers' Compensation News
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Department Posts New Maximum Weekly Wage, Adopts Red Book for Drug Prices | 12/27/2018 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry reported this week that the maximum compensation rate will rise by 2.3%, to $1,049 per week, starting Jan. 1. The change is based on an increase in the state's average weekly wage, as determined by the department. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Releases Insurer Report Card; Only One Carrier Listed as Poor Performer | 12/26/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has released its 2018 review of insurance carriers’ performance, showing that some have improved in key measurements while a few posted poor performances. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates Pathology, Lab Section of Fee Schedule | 12/24/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order incorporating changes made by Medicare into the pathology and clinical laboratory section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule. ...Read More | |||
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Document Hints That CMS May Take More Formal Approach to Settlement Obligations | 12/19/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is planning a rulemaking process next year intended to give Medicare beneficiaries guidance when it comes to workers’ comp settlements. ...Read More | |||
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Dairy Company Faces $79K Fine Following Worker Death | 12/19/2018 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Nebraska dairy company is facing proposed federal penalties of $78,899 after a worker was killed while trying to remove corn from a grain bin. ...Read More | |||
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Doctrine of Laches Barred Carrier From Belatedly Contesting Liability for Claim | 12/19/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the doctrine of laches barred an insurance carrier from contesting its obligation to provide coverage for a construction worker’s accident two years after it accepted liability. ...Read More | |||
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Double-Dipping Landscaper Must Repay $34,000 | 12/18/2018 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A northeast Ohio business owner must pay nearly $34,000 in restitution to the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation after he was found to be collecting benefits while working at his own landscaping business. ...Read More | |||
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DOT Investigator Suspected of WC Fraud, Accessing Data | 12/18/2018 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New York authorities have charged an investigator with the state Department of Transportation with illegally accessing transportation data for personal use and running a trucking company while receiving workers' compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Physician Reporting, UR Rules to Online Forum | 12/17/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation posted to its online forum proposed rules it says are intended to expedite evidence-based treatment for injured workers, and improve communication between treating doctors and utilization review physicians. ...Read More | |||
| DWC Posts Adjustment to Ambulance Fee Schedule | 12/13/2018 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted to its website an order adjusting the ambulance services section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to changes made by Medicare. Ambulance services provided on or after Jan. 1, 2019, will be capped at 120% of the a...Read More | |||
