Workers' Compensation News
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DWC Seeks Physician to Serve on P&T Committee | 11/18/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation is inviting physicians to apply for a vacant spot on its Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. ...Read More | |||
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Doctor Shortages, Behavioral Treatment ID'd as Hot Topics for Work Comp | 11/18/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Marijuana, opioids and telemedicine have been hot issues this year in workers’ comp medical treatment, and they’re expected to remain so in 2020. But topics such as doctor shortages and different types of behavioral therapy may also be drawing more attention in the new year. ...Read More | |||
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Deputy Sheriff Asserts Timely Claim for Additional Benefits | 11/18/2019 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a “linguistic technicality” did not bar the Workers’ Compensation Commission from finding that an injured deputy sheriff had timely asserted a claim for additional benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Discount Rate on Settlements Drops Sharply for 2020 | 11/18/2019 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The discount rate used to calculate lump-sum settlements will drop sharply beginning in January, the Kentucky Department of Workers' Claims announce...Read More | |||
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DWC Extends Comment Period on Work-Status Report Rules | 11/15/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation has extended the deadline for public comments on rules that would govern how nurse practitioners can sign off on work-status reports. ...Read More | |||
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DeSantis Names Scott's Counsel to Comp Judge Nominating Commission | 11/15/2019 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Gov. Ron DeSantis has reappointed three members and named one new member to the commission that vets and nominates people to be workers' compensation judges. ...Read More | |||
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Donelon Approves 8.4% Loss Cost Decrease | 11/11/2019 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Louisiana's insurance commissioner has approved an average 8.4% decrease in loss costs, effective in May 2020. ...Read More | |||
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DWC: Injury Rate Fell in 2018; Missed Work Days Increased | 11/08/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| More than a quarter of the nonfatal injuries and illnesses reported by private-sector employers in 2018 resulted in days away from work, according to a report the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation published Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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Democratic Victories May Bring 'Incremental' Changes for Workers' Comp | 11/07/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A blue wave that swept through Kentucky and Virginia on Tuesday has given Democrats more control over those states' workers' compensation systems and could result in at least some changes in judges, a cancer presumption law and new retaliation prohibitions. ...Read More | |||
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Drug Price Task Force Meeting Nov. 20 | 11/07/2019 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Members of the Wisconsin Governor’s Task Force on Reducing Prescription Drug Prices will discuss during a Nov. 20 meeting ongoing litigation, pharmaceutical supply chains, and state and federal efforts to ensure access to affordable medications. ...Read More | |||
