Workers' Compensation News
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Hondurans Accused of Renting Insurance Policy to Shady Contractors
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05/10/2018
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 346 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 35 min read
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Two Honduran citizens face felony charges and deportation after they were arrested for allegedly running a scam that swindled a workers’ compensation insurer out of more than $6 million by buying workers’ comp policies in the name of a shell company and renting them out to contractors...Read More
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Hearing Set for Monday on Fee Schedules
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05/10/2018
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State: SD | Segment: NORTH | 403 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 25 min read
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The South Dakota Division of Labor and Management is reminding stakeholders that it will hold a public hearing Monday on new workers' compensation fee schedules and new conversion factors for some medical services.
The conversion factor used to determine maximum reimbursements would r...Read More
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Hoosier State Switching to EDI 3.1 in January
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05/07/2018
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State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 135 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 4 min read
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Indiana will require electronic reporting of all first reports of injury, starting Jan. 1, the Workers' Compensation Board announced.
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High Court IDs Test to Distinguish Employees From Contractors
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05/01/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 3054 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 46 min read
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California’s Supreme Court on Monday laid down a simple, three-part test to determine whether a person is an employee of an independent contractor, in a ruling that could have implications for workers’ compensation and the gig economy.
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House Passes Public Plan for Residual Market
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04/30/2018
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State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 688 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 61 min read
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The Illinois House has passed a bill that would set up a public insurer for the residual market, which a national insurance group has already blasted as a bad idea.
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House Approves Formulary Bill on Second Try
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04/17/2018
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 809 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 15 min read
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Monday voted 101-92 to approve a bill that would mandate adoption of a drug formulary, reviving the measure after it failed in a tie vote on Feb. 6.
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Hearsay, Speculation Aren't Enough to Allow Suit Against Utility
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04/11/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 302 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 4 min read
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A New York appellate court ruled that a utility company was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a property owner’s claims that it was responsible for a construction worker’s injury, since the claims were supported only by hearsay and speculation.
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House Passes Bill to Increase PPD Benefits
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04/10/2018
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State: AK | Segment: WEST | 242 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 99 min read
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The Alaska House of Representatives passed a bill that would nearly double the base amount used to calculate permanent partial disability benefits.
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