Workers' Compensation News
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Deadline to Request COLA Reimbursement Approaches | 02/03/2023 | |
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| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section said the deadline to file requests for reimbursement of cost-of-living adjustment payments made in calendar year 2022 is March 31. ...Read More | |||
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Department of Transportation Not Liable for Fatal Construction Site Accident | 02/02/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld a determination that the state Department of Transportation could not be held liable for the death of a contractor’s worker who was struck by a drunk driver. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Adjusts Physician, Non-Physician Practitioner Fee Schedules | 01/31/2023 | |
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| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner Services section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to changes in the Medicare payment system. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates Ambulance Fee Schedule | 01/27/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced additional changes to the ambulance fee schedule to comport to changes in Medicare’s payment rules. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Announces Guidance Change Targeting Employers That Put Profit Over Safety | 01/27/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor announced new workplace safety enforcement guidance that it said will make penalties more effective in stopping employers from repeatedly exposing workers to unsafe conditions. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Suspends 261 Providers in 2022 | 01/24/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Perhaps making up for time lost to the pandemic, the California Division of Workers’ Compensation last year suspended more providers who were convicted of fraud than in any year since 2017. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Sets March 13 Hearing for Proposed QME Rules | 01/23/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation will hold a public hearing March 13 to gather testimony on proposed revisions to rules that govern the examination, appointment, reappointment and discipline of qualified medical evaluators. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Rules Would Update Standards for Coal Mine Operators to Self-Insure | 01/19/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor on Wednesday announced that its Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs has proposed rules to revise standards for coal mine operators to self-insure. ...Read More | |||
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Delay in Addressing Worker's Request to Reopen Doesn't Require That Application Be Granted | 01/17/2023 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker’s application for reopening his claim could not be reopened just because of the length of time it took for the Department of Labor and Industries to issue its denial. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Accepting Applications for April QME Exam | 01/13/2023 | |
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| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting applications for qualified medical evaluator examinations being held April 15-22. ...Read More | |||
