Workers' Compensation News
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Division Extends Call for COVID-19 Claim Data | 12/08/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is extending its call for data on COVID-19 claims through the end of March. The division o...Read More | |||
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DWC Opens Registration for 30th Annual Conference | 12/07/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation opened registration for its 30th annual educational conference being held in Oakland and Los Angeles in March. ...Read More | |||
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DWC: Medical Conversion Factors Increasing 3.8% | 12/07/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that medical conversion factors will increase 3.8% in 2023 in accordance with the increase in the Medicare Economic Index. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates Ambulance Fee Schedule | 12/01/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the ambulance services section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to changes in the Medicare system. ...Read More | |||
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Defendant Gets Summary Judgment Dismissing Worker's Claims | 11/28/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant in a Labor Law action should have been granted summary judgment dismissing the injured worker’s complaint. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Official Identifies Three 'Concerning' Comp Trends | 11/28/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Workers misclassified as independent contractors, reductions in benefits, and states looking to make workers' compensation protections optional for employers are three “troubling” trends for the insurance industry, a U.S. Department of Labor official wrote in a recent blog post on...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Additional Adjustments to Hospital, ASC Fee Schedule | 11/23/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced additional changes to the Hospital Outpatient Departments and Ambulatory Surgical Centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule, based on revisions made by Medicare. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Announces Modifications to QME Forms | 11/22/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation opened a 15-day comment period on proposed changes to qualified medical evaluator forms. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Seeks Comments on Designated Doctor Rules | 11/22/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is seeking comments on informally proposed amendments to rules for the designated doctor program. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Announces Increase in Disability Rates | 11/21/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the 2023 minimum and maximum temporary total disability rates will increase by more than 5%. ...Read More | |||
