Workers' Compensation News
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DWC to Increase Fees for Designated, Certifying Doctor Training | 10/30/2023 | |
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| Source: Steve Nichols (News Contributor) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is increasing fees on optional training courses, webinars and workshops for designated doctors and certifying doctors next year. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Seeks Input on Military Forces Coverage Rules | 10/27/2023 | |
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| Source: Steve Nichols (News Contributor) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is seeking public comments on proposed regulations to implement a bill enacted this year regarding benefits for certain members of state military forces. ...Read More | |||
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Department Seeks Members for Rehab Review Panel | 10/26/2023 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry is seeking applicants for openings on its Rehabilitation Review Panel. The panel advises the...Read More | |||
| Divided Supreme Court Upholds Sanctions on Employer's Attorney for Misleading Judge | 10/23/2023 | ||
| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Mississippi Supreme Court upheld the imposition of sanctions on an employer’s attorney for submitting misleading documentation to an administrative judge. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Seeks Input on Informal Draft of Lifetime Income Benefits Rules | 10/20/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is seeking public comment on informal draft amendments to its rules governing lifetime income benefits. ...Read More | |||
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DWD Launches Misclassification Awareness Campaign | 10/20/2023 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development launched an educational campaign to try to combat the practice of employers intentionally and illegally classifying employees as independent contractors. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Seeks Input for Opioid Plan-Based Audit | 10/19/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is seeking input for the agency’s proposed audit plans to evaluate decisions and recordkeeping of health care providers who prescribed gabapentin or pregabalin in combination with opioids. ...Read More | |||
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Department of Transportation Worker Gets Additional Treatment, TTD | 10/19/2023 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to additional medical treatment and additional temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Defendant in Labor Law Claim Should Have Been Granted Summary Judgment | 10/17/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a municipal defendant should have been granted summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claims for his injuries from installing conduit. ...Read More | |||
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Dog Day Care Facility to Pay $50,000 for Violating Whistleblower Protections | 10/10/2023 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor announced that a dog day care facility in Boise, Idaho, was ordered to pay $50,000 for firing two employees who raised workplace safety concerns about the risk of COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
