Workers' Compensation News
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High Court to Review Scope of Employer's Subrogation Rights
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09/19/2017
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By: Emily Brill (Reporter)
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State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has accepted review of a case that could cost employers their ability to divert the money injured workers win in third-party negligence suits to pay for future medical care.
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High Court Issues Two Employer-Friendly Work Comp Decisions
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09/18/2017
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By: Emily Brill (Reporter)
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State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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When the Ohio Supreme Court handed down two business-friendly workers' compensation decisions on Friday — both overturning the Court of Appeals — claimants' attorneys were miffed but not surprised.
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Houston Medical Staff Can Learn Comp 101
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09/15/2017
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Division of Workers’ Compensation and the University of Houston Small Business Development Center will train medical office staff on comp topics from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Registration is $99 and includes lunch and parking.
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Health Care Services Board to Meet Saturday
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09/13/2017
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State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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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
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High Court Overturns Summary Judgment on Claim for Fall
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09/06/2017
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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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.
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Health Insurance May Reduce Work Comp ER Visits, Researchers Find
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08/30/2017
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Other
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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.
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High Court Won't Review Decision Sending Doctor's RFA Through UR/IMR
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08/18/2017
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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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
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