Workers' Compensation News
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DWC to Hold Quarterly Meeting With Health Care Providers Jan. 22 | 01/14/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation will hold its quarterly meeting for health care providers on Jan. 22. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Offering Construction Safety Classes | 01/13/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation will offer construction safety training in Lubbock, beginning in February. The division said in ...Read More | |||
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DWC Director Says Auditor's Recommendations Aren't Guaranteed to Fix QME Process | 01/10/2020 | |
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| By: Tonika Reed (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 6 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Division of Workers’ Compensation Administrative Director George Parisotto told California lawmakers that while he appreciates the state auditor’s recommendations for improving the medical-legal process, there’s no guarantee that proposals will be successful. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Proposes Changes on Forms, Letters, Brochures | 01/10/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Florida Division of Workers' Compensation will hold a workshop Feb. 4 on proposed changes to procedures for filing documents, informational brochures for injured workers and employers, and temporary disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Holds Quarterly Carrier Meeting Jan. 22 | 01/10/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation will hold its quarterly meeting for insurance carriers on Jan. 22. ...Read More | |||
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DWC: All Filing Must Be Done Through E-File System | 01/07/2020 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Division of Workers' Compensation is reminding stakeholders that its electronic filing system is up and running, and all filings and fees must now be made through it. ...Read More | |||
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Delta Air Lines' Workers File Claims, Federal Lawsuit Alleging Uniforms Making Them Sick | 01/06/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| When Delta Air Lines unveiled its new purple and grey uniforms for 64,000 flight attendants and other workers in 2018, little did company officials know that the duds would become a national sensation — for all the wrong reasons. ...Read More | |||
| DWC Updates Ambulance Section of OMFS | 01/02/2020 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation updated the Ambulance Services section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule. The update order adopts several changes made by Medicare, including the updated 2020 ambulance fee schedule file and Medicare’s revised ZIP code files....Read More | |||
| DWC Adopts Final Rules on Cancer Presumption Claims | 01/02/2020 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| After receiving a number of comments about rules to implement a new cancer presumption law, the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation said it's made a few changes to the proposal. ...Read More | |||
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Dr. Nemeth, Crusading Medical Director at Texas DWC, Dies Unexpectedly | 12/31/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The physician that many in Texas credit with instituting a medical quality review program and kicking some bad doctors out of the workers' compensation system died unexpectedly Saturday at age 74. ...Read More | |||
