Workers' Compensation News
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Email Insufficient to Contest Certification of MMI and Impairment Rating | 03/05/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that an injured worker did not timely contest a certification that she had reached maximum medical improvement, or the 0% impairment rating she had received by way of email. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't Appeal Judgment Awarding Worker Unspecified Amount of Past Medical Benefits | 03/05/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled that a trial judge’s failure to make a specific finding as to the amount that an injured worker’s employer was required to pay to cover past medical expenses meant that there was no final judgment for the employer to appeal. ...Read More | |||
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Emergency Rule Published on Self-Insurance for Jockey Fund | 03/01/2018 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New York Workers’ Compensation Board has adopted an emergency rule that gives the Jockey Fund the option to self-insure for workers’ compensation coverage. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Won't Challenge Ruling on Availability of PTD Benefits | 02/26/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Oklahoma employer will not be challenging a unanimous Workers’ Compensation Commission decision from last month that held the employer liable for the payment of permanent total disability compensation to an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't Approve Treatment by Provider Other Than Worker's Authorized Doctor | 02/21/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that an employer cannot authorize treatment for a worker but insist that a doctor other than the worker’s authorized physician perform the treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Employer May Present Evidence That Worker Blamed Injury on Dog | 02/15/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that a store clerk could not bar her employer from introducing reports that she indicated she had injured her shoulder by falling over a dog. ...Read More | |||
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Ex-Doctor to Spend 8 Years in Prison for Overbilling, Writing Unlawful Opioid Scripts | 02/13/2018 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former Kentucky doctor will spend eight years in prison after admitting to prescribing opioids to more than a dozen people who didn’t need them, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week. ...Read More | |||
| Ex-Janitor To Spend 30 Days In Jail, Pay $40K Restitution Over Comp Fraud | 02/12/2018 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former janitor at the Sacramento City Unified School District will spend 30 days in county jail and five years on probation after pleading no contest to felony insurance fraud, the Sacramento County District Attorney ...Read More | |||
| Employers Can Get Credit for Social Security Benefits | 02/12/2018 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| In a case of first impression, Maine's high court ruled that an employer paying workers' comp benefits is entitled to a credit against its liability to account for overpayments previously made while the employee was receiving Social Security retirement benefits. Case: Urrutia...Read More | |||
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EK Health Names Kerri Wilson President, COO | 02/07/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| EK Health Services Inc., a provider of workers' compensation managed care services, has named Kerri Wilson as its president and chief operating officer. ...Read More | |||
