Workers' Compensation News
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Department Approves Another Loss Cost Decrease: 9.6% for 2020 | 09/03/2019 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Hampshire Insurance Department has approved a 9.6% decrease in voluntary loss costs, effective Jan. 1, the department announced this week. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Seeks Comment on New Military Hospital Billing Rules | 09/03/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation is seeking public comment and will hold a hearing on proposed rules on how billing disputes with military hospitals are decided. ...Read More | |||
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Degenerative Meniscal Tears Qualify as Occupational Disease | 08/30/2019 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Maryland’s highest court ruled that a veteran paramedic/firefighter was entitled to benefits for degenerative meniscal tears in his knee. ...Read More | |||
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Denial of Impairment Award Passes Constitutional Muster | 08/28/2019 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court rejected a constitutional challenge to the state’s system of awarding impairment awards to only a subset of workers who have industrial injuries that do not cause wage loss. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Offers New Form for Carrier Performance Data Requests | 08/27/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation is accepting public comments on a new form to be used to request data on insurance carrier and self-insured organizations' performance, the DWC said in a bullet...Read More | |||
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Despite Plummeting Premiums, State Trapped in 'Judicial Hellhole' | 08/26/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Call it the battle of the national rankings on business friendliness. ...Read More | |||
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Deadlines Approaching for Drug Formulary Compliance, Board Says | 08/20/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York Workers' Compensation Board has posted a timeline for implementation of its new drug formulary regulations. The board ...Read More | |||
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DOL to Hold Hearing on New Reporting Requirements for Serious Injuries | 08/19/2019 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Hampshire Department of Labor will hold a public hearing Sept. 12 on new reporting requirements for serious injuries. In keeping with c...Read More | |||
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Department Posts Expedited Rules for PTSD in First Responders | 08/19/2019 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In keeping with legislation passed early this year, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry has adopted an expedited rulemaking process, and has published new rules governing treatment and compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder in first responders. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Launches Electronic Warrant Filing System | 08/14/2019 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Wisconsin Division of Worker's Compensation has rolled out a new electronic warrant filing system that it says will streamline the filing of workers’ comp warrants and save an estimated $55,000 a year. ...Read More | |||
