Workers' Compensation News
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FDA: Nerve-Stimulation Device Relieves Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms | 11/20/2017 | |
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| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted marketing authorization of the first device used to reduce the symptoms of opioid withdrawal. ...Read More | |||
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Formulary Committee Meeting Dec. 7 | 11/20/2017 | |
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| An ad hoc committee of the Montana Employment Relations Division will continue discussion plans for implementing a prescription drug formulary for injured workers during a meeting in December. ...Read More | |||
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Fire Chief: Denial of 9/11 Benefits Is Political Move | 11/17/2017 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Utica's fire chief says that the city's refusal to pay him benefits for an illness he developed after responding to the 9/11 attacks is "strictly political," ...Read More | |||
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Fee Schedule, Guideline and Classification Rule Updates on Tap for 2018 | 11/17/2017 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Colorado regulators anticipate updating the workers’ compensation medical fee schedule and medical treatment guidelines next year, as well as revising penalties assessed to employers for improperly misclassifying workers, according to the 2018 regulatory agenda that the Department of Labor ...Read More | |||
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FDA Approves Drug With Sensor That Detects When Pill's Been Taken | 11/15/2017 | |
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| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug in the U.S. that includes a sensor inside pills that can detect whether a patient has taken them. The drug, Abilify MyCit...Read More | |||
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Feds to Review Occupational Illness Coverage During Meeting | 11/15/2017 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Representatives from the Department of Labor, Department of Energy and Department of Health and Human Services will explain benefits available to former energy workers, as well as free medical screening services, during a meeting tonight in Santa Fe, New Mexico. ...Read More | |||
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Fresno Chiropractor Joins Doctors on Liens Network | 11/09/2017 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Chiropractor Reza Shakeri, who runs Chiropractic Health Center in Fresno, has joined the Doctors on Liens network. Doctors on Liens is a referra...Read More | |||
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Food Truck Caterer Charged With Comp Fraud | 11/09/2017 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Morrisville business owner has been charged with failure to provide mandated workers’ compensation coverage for the employees of his food truck catering service. ...Read More | |||
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Former BLS Commissioner to Open WCRI Conference | 11/08/2017 | |
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| The Workers Compensation Research Institute will hold its 34th Annual Issues & Research Conference March 22-23 at the Westin Copley Place Hotel in Boston. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Appellate Court Partially Revives Longshore Worker's Claim Against Vessel Owner | 11/02/2017 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court partially revived a longshore worker’s claims against a barge owner, seeking damages for his injury while working aboard the vessel. ...Read More | |||
