Workers' Compensation News
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Differing Accounts of Worker's Accident Require Denial of Summary Judgment | 04/28/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim because of differing versions of the alleged accident presented by him and a witness. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Launches Pharmacy Fee Calculator for Testing | 04/25/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Thursday launched a website that allows the public to test a new pharmacy fee calculator before it goes live. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Opens Registration for 2025 Conference | 04/24/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation opened registration for its 2025 conference being held Sept. 29-30 in San Marcos. The ...Read More | |||
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DOJ Announces $300 Million Opioid Settlement With Walgreens | 04/22/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Department of Justice announced a $300 settlement with Walgreens to resolve allegations that it illegally filled millions of invalid prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Drops PR-1 Proposal, Opens Second 15-Day Comment Period on UR Rules | 04/18/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Thursday opened a second 15-day comment period on proposed utilization review rules after abandoning a proposal to create a new progress report. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Reminder for RTW Supplement Application Requirements | 04/16/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted a reminder that applications for Return-to-Work Supplement Program benefits will be denied if they don’t meet certain requirements. ...Read More | |||
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Department Timely Denies Worker's Request to Reopen Claim | 04/15/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals ruled that the Department of Labor & Industries timely denied a worker’s request to reopen his claim more than 90 days after it was filed because it acted within 90 days after the closure became final. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates Outpatient and Medical Goods Fee Schedules | 04/09/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation updated sections of the Official Medical Fee Schedule covering outpatient procedures and medical goods to conform to changes in the Medicare payment system. ...Read More | |||
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Dispute Over Borrowed Employee Precludes Summary Judgement in Tort Claim | 04/09/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Illinois appeals court reversed an order that dismissed a civil tort claim, remanding the case for the trial court to determine whether the person who allegedly caused the injury was a borrowed employee of the injured worker’s employer. ...Read More | |||
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Discrepancies, Delay in Reporting Sink Worker's Claim | 04/08/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim of injury based on discrepancies in the date of its alleged occurrence and his delay in reporting it to his employer. ...Read More | |||
