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	Hurricane Cleanup Will Increase Claims by Inexperienced Workers, Experts Predict		09/13/2017
	By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter)
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	As Texas, Louisiana and Florida draw thousands of out-of-state workers to help with hurricane-recovery efforts, workers’ compensation systems in those states can expect at least a modest spike in injury claims, officials said. ...Read More

	Health Care Services Board to Meet Saturday		09/13/2017
	State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 168 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	The Department of Industrial Accidents' Health Care Services Board will meet Saturday to review a draft of neck and back treatment guidelines. The board wi...Read More

	Hurricane Triggers Suspension of Certain Insurer Requirements		09/13/2017
	State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 365 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	Gov. Greg Abbott has suspended certain licensing requirements and fees for insurance professionals to focus on recovery from Hurricane Harvey. The acti...Read More

	High Court Overturns Summary Judgment on Claim for Fall		09/06/2017
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 230 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	New York’s highest court reversed a grant of summary judgment in favor of an injured construction worker who slipped and fell while using a makeshift ramp to descend from a building. ...Read More

	Health Insurance May Reduce Work Comp ER Visits, Researchers Find		08/30/2017
	By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
	State: NA | Segment: Top | 524 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	Increasing the number of people with health insurance can drive down workers’ compensation costs by reducing the number of emergency room visits, according to a new study from the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. ...Read More

	High Court Won't Review Decision Sending Doctor's RFA Through UR/IMR		08/18/2017
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1789 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	The California Supreme Court will not be reviewing a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board finding that a request for authorization for treatment by a doctor within an employer’s medical provider network is subject to the Labor Code’s utilization review and indepen...Read More

	Highway Worker Entitled to PPD Award, Reconsideration of Prior Settlements		08/14/2017
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 261 | 0 | Popular with State agency
	The Tennessee Supreme Court’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals panel ruled that a former highway maintenance worker was entitled to a permanent partial disability award for an injury to his legs, as well as reconsideration of his disability from two prior industrial injuries....Read More

	High Court to Hear Issue of Whether Defamation Should Be Compensable		08/14/2017
	State: HI | Segment: WEST | 360 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	The Hawaii Supreme Court will hear a case from a disgruntled elections official who argues that defamation and reputation damage should be compensable issues, the Hawaii Tribune He...Read More

	High Court to Decide Whether Carrier Properly Commenced Suit Against 3rd Party to Recover Lien		08/11/2017
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 587 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will decide whether a comp carrier could bring a lawsuit against a motorist who was allegedly responsible for causing injuries to an insured’s employee. ...Read More

	Hearing Representatives: Lien Declaration Requirement Causes Friction, Litigation		08/09/2017
	By: Emily Brill (Reporter)
	State: CA | Segment: Top | 2220 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	VAN NUYS, California — Lien claimant hearing representatives sat around a table on Tuesday talking about what one of them called the latest roadblock erected for lien claimants: Labor Code Section 4903.05.  ...Read More