Workers' Compensation News
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Defendant in Labor Law Action Gets Claims Dismissed | 08/21/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a Labor Law action against an entity that established it was not the owner of the property under construction, the general contractor of the project or an agent of the owner or contractor. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Seeks Input on Dispute Resolution Modernization | 08/17/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation seeks feedback from system users about its dispute resolution services. The DWC resolves...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates Hospital Outpatient Departments, ASC Fee Schedule | 08/09/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced an additional update to the hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgical centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule. ...Read More | |||
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Diabetic Worker Fails to Give Employer Timely Constructive Notice of Injury | 08/09/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned a finding that a diabetic worker had given his employer adequate constructive notice that his emergency foot surgery was work-related. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Adopts Teledentistry Rule Changes | 08/09/2023 | |
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| Source: Steve Nichols, News Contributor | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has adopted amendments to the agency’s telemedicine and telehealth regulations in Rule 133.30. ...Read More | |||
| DWC to Host Webinar on Dispute Resolution in Workers' Comp System | 08/08/2023 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is holding a webinar from 2-3 p.m. Aug. 17 to provide an overview of the workers’ compensation dispute resolution process. DWC said speakers will discuss benefit review conferences, contested case hearings, appeals panel re...Read More | |||
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Deadline Approaches for Safety Grant Application | 08/08/2023 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The deadline for Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. policyholders to apply for safety grants is Friday. LWCC is awarding up to 15 grants to p...Read More | |||
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DWC Adopts Amendments to MQRP Rules | 08/08/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation adopted amendments to its Medical Quality Review Panel rules. The division ...Read More | |||
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DWC Proposes Adoption of Updated Treatment Guidelines | 08/04/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced plans to incorporate into the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule updated guidelines from the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. ...Read More | |||
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Defendants Fail to Prove Worker's Conduct Was Sole Cause of Accident | 08/02/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment to a group of defendants in a Labor Law action, finding they did not establish that a worker’s own conduct was the sole proximate cause of his accident. ...Read More | |||
