Workers' Compensation News
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DOL Sets Advisory Board Meeting for Nuclear Weapons Worker Program | 05/15/2023 | |
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| The U.S. Department of Labor will hold a meeting of an advisory board to discuss Part E of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act on Wednesday and Thursday in Idaho Falls. ...Read More | |||
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Divided Supreme Court Upholds Reduction of Worker's Impairment Rating | 05/15/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a decision of the Board of Review to reduce a worker’s impairment rating from the 43% rating provided by the Office of Judges to 37%. ...Read More | |||
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Defendant Gets Summary Dismissal of Claims for Sidewalk Accident | 05/12/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claims for his injuries from an alleged fall on a public sidewalk adjacent to a building under construction. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates Hospital Outpatient, ASC Fee Schedule | 05/04/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to changes in the Medicare payment system. ...Read More | |||
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DA Alleges Premium Fraud Part of Wide-Ranging Construction Scheme | 05/04/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office indicted multiple people and construction companies on charges of perpetrating multiple schemes to defraud city and state agencies while working on affordable housing projects in and around New York. ...Read More | |||
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Defense Firm PKNW Now Called Duncan, Cassio, Lucchesi, Binkley & Van Doren | 05/02/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California workers’ compensation defense firm PKNW has changed its name. Founded in 1992 under the leadership of Daniel Yohman, the Fre...Read More | |||
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DWC Invites Physicians, Pharmacists to Apply for P&T Committee | 04/20/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation is seeking applications from physicians and pharmacists who are interested in serving on the committee that advises evidence-based changes to the prescription drug formulary. ...Read More | |||
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Divided Supreme Court Clarifies Timeline for Injured Workers to File Claims | 04/19/2023 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| In a 6-3 decision, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that injured workers have at least one year from the date of an injury in which to file a workers' compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
| DLI Holding Hearing on Medical Fees | 04/14/2023 | ||
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| The Montana Department of Labor and Industry is holding a remote public hearing May 18 to gather testimony on proposed changes to its medical fee schedule. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Adopts Designated Doctor Rules Amendments | 04/11/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Department of Insurance’s Division of Workers’ Compensation announced the adoption of amendments to the agency’s designated doctor rules — Chapter 127, Designated ...Read More | |||
