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Workers' Compensation News
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Epic Hires Work Comp VP for Los Angeles Office
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06/04/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 519 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 29 min read
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Epic Insurance Brokers and Consultants has hired four professionals for its downtown Los Angeles office, including Jeff Breskin as vice president of workers’ compensation.
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Employer Forfeited Challenge to Medical Treatment but Can't Be Compelled to Pay Fees
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06/04/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 240 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 49 min read
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The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel ruled that an employer’s payment for disputed treatment forfeited its ability to challenge its reasonableness and necessity, but it could not be held liable for an award of fees and costs.
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Employer Assessment Rates to Drop July 1
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06/04/2018
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 160 | 0
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The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation has given final approval to new assessment rates for self-insured employers and to employer contributions to the marine industry fund.
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Excessive Fees Went to Three Providers, Investigation Shows
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05/23/2018
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State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 307 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 12 min read
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Details continue to emerge about skyrocketing workers’ compensation in Paterson, New Jersey, after a former city councilman’s brother was suspended as risk manager for the city and for the school district.
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Education Seminar to Cover Workplace Safety, Opioid Solutions
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05/22/2018
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State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 115 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 21 min read
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The Missouri Division of Workers' Compensation will host an education seminar August 15-16 to examine regulations, workplace safety and medical issues in the state.
The seminar at the Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, Missouri, will include dozens of sessions and more than 100 ven...Read More
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EOB Must Go to Provider and Worker, Not Third-Party Payer
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05/18/2018
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State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 242 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 468 min read
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Third-party payers and networks are not health care providers, the Michigan Workers' Compensation Agency said in a reminder bulletin issued Thursday.
The state has seen an increase in the use of ...Read More
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Extensive Changes to Claims-Handling Standards Take Effect Aug. 2
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05/16/2018
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State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 230 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 88 min read
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Tennessee's Bureau of Workers' Compensation announced new claims-handling standards and rules that will take effect Aug. 2, including a rule that ends the requirement that carriers have a claims office in the state.
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Exclusivity Doesn't Prohibit Defamation Claims, High Court Rules
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05/10/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor)
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State: HI | Segment: Top | 281 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 8 min read
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An injury to a worker's reputation is not the kind of injury that is subject to the exclusive remedy of the workers' compensation law, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled in overturning a six-year-old appellate court decision.
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Electrician Accused of Double-Double Dipping
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05/04/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 896 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 42 min read
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A Bay Area electrician is accused of working for three different employers while drawing temporary disability benefits for separate claims filed against two carriers, the California Department of Insurance said Thursday.
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