Workers' Compensation News
| High Court Says Collateral Source Payments Will Reduce Employer's Statutory Offset | 04/06/2015 | ||
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| The South Dakota Supreme Court ruled that the cost of medical bills for a worker's compensable treatments that were covered by his private health insurance carrier will reduce the amount of credit his employer had by virtue of his settlement recovery from the third party responsible for his i...Read More | |||
| High Court Issues 2 Rulings on Scope of Scaffold Law | 04/03/2015 | ||
| By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter) | |||
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| New York's highest court on Thursday added two decisions to the ever-growing mountain of case law on the type of activities that will bring a worker under the protection of Labor Law Section 240(1) – otherwise known as the "scaffold law." The Court of Appeals ruled tha...Read More | |||
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Helios: Prescription Cost per Claim in 2014 Increased for first Time in a Decade | 04/02/2015 | |
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| Despite a decreased use of opioids among injured workers, the average cost of prescription drugs per workers’ compensation claim increased last year for the first time in more than a decade, according to a report released Thursday by pharmacy benefit manager Helios. ...Read More | |||
| Honolulu Food Warehouse Gives up Fight on 2-Year-Old OSHA Penalties for blocked Exits | 04/01/2015 | ||
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| After two years of litigation, a Honolulu food refrigeration warehouse has given up its fight against U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration and has agreed to pay $197,000 in penalties for code violations related to a 2013 inspection. In February 2013, OSHA inspectors all...Read More | |||
| House Passes Bill Repealing cost-cutting Formula for Physician Payments | 03/31/2015 | ||
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| Advocates say a bill headed for passage in the U.S. Senate would likely increase Medicare’s reimbursement rates for physicians, which in turn, could drive up workers’ compensation medical reimbursements in states that tie fee schedules to Medicare pricing. ...Read More | |||
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Husband and Ex-Wife Arrested for Home Health Care Fraud | 03/30/2015 | |
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| A Pomona man and his former wife were arrested and charged with making false claims and attempted perjury for submitting bills for home health care services that were allegedly not needed, according to the California Department of Insurance. ...Read More | |||
| Humana Agrees to Sell Concentra to PE Firm and Specialty Hospital Co. for $1B | 03/30/2015 | ||
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| Humana, a national integrated care company, has decided to sell off its subsidiary Concentra, citing an incompatibility between its revamped business model and Concentra's focus on workers' compensation. Select Medical Holdings Corp., which operates specialty hospitals and outpati...Read More | |||
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Hall County Requires Comp Prescriptions be Filled at County Health Center | 03/26/2015 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
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| High Court Says Worker who Fell Asleep while Driving Gets Benefits for Injuries from Crash | 03/24/2015 | ||
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| The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled that a worker's injuries from a car crash, which happened after he fell asleep behind the wheel of his company truck, were compensable. Case: In re Appeal of Kelly, No. 2013-867, 03/20/2015, published. Facts: Brandon Kelly worked for Advan...Read More | |||
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Hurley Rogner Adds Ft. Myers Attorney as Partner | 03/24/2015 | |
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| The defense firm of Hurley Rogner Miller Cox & Waranch on Monday announced the elevation of attorney Jonathan L. Cooley to partner. ...Read More | |||
