Workers' Compensation News
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House Unanimously Approves Expanded Cancer Presumption Bill | 02/06/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: VA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| With a new Democratic majority this session, Virginia's House of Delegates wasted little time in approving a more generous cancer presumption bill, one that adds three more cancers to be covered by workers' compensation insurance and cuts the required service time before firefighters can ...Read More | |||
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House Limits ASC Reimbursement to 220% of Medicare | 02/06/2020 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Indiana House, taking note of the fact that Indiana pays more for outpatient surgery than many other states, has approved caps on ambulatory surgery center reimbursement. ...Read More | |||
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Home-Based and Direct Sellers Would Be Independent Contractors if Gov. Signs Bill | 02/03/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Kentucky in 2018 became one of the first states to exempt some types of gig workers from workers' compensation requirements. ...Read More | |||
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Hearing Scheduled on Bill to Repeal Comp Commission | 01/24/2020 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Alaska lawmakers will hear limited testimony about a proposal to repeal the state’s Workers’ Compensation Appeals Commission during a hearing Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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Homeowner Not Liable to Worker Injured While Clearing Trees | 01/22/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claims against a property owner for alleged injuries from clearing downed trees. ...Read More | |||
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HomeCare Connect Introduces Service to Manage Transition From Hospitals to Nursing Facilities | 01/15/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| HomeCare Connect announced a new program to help workers’ compensation carriers and third-party administrators anticipate costs and guide decisions about where to send injured workers who are discharged from a hospital and need skilled care that can’t be provided at home. ...Read More | |||
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Horse Racing Industry Launches High-Deductible Comp Plan to Reduce Costs | 01/14/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New York's state's horse racing industry, stalked by high workers' compensation premiums in the past, has announced a unique, high-deductible plan designed to reduce costs. ...Read More | |||
| How Many Arbitrators Is Too Many, Some Wonder | 01/02/2020 | ||
| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| When Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker last month named six new people to handle workers' compensation claims disputes, it meant that the state had a full cadre of arbitrators for the first time in more than a year. Most of the appointments, including some well-known claimants' attorney...Read More | |||
| Hearing Set for Jan. 23 on Proposed 3.8% Rate Decrease | 01/02/2020 | ||
| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Massachusetts Division of Insurance, part of the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, will hold a public hearing Jan. 23 on a recommendation to reduce workers' compensation rates. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Establishes Standard of Compensability for Traveling Employee Claims | 12/17/2019 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| In a case of first impression, the Nevada Supreme Court revived a family’s claim for death benefits, establishing a compensability standard for traveling employees. ...Read More | |||
