Workers' Compensation News
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High Court Reinstates Suspended Attorney, Finding Moral Change Occurred | 06/23/2017 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Supreme Court has reinstated an attorney who worked as a legal assistant for three years without issue after his suspension. ...Read More | |||
| Hearing Scheduled on Amendments to Filing of Notices of Appeal | 06/23/2017 | ||
| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will hold a public hearing at 2 p.m. Aug. 16 on the filing of notices of appeal and other proposed amendments. The applicable rules are 0800-02-22.01 through 0800-02-22.05. Any party can appeal a workers’ compensation judge’s o...Read More | |||
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Harbor Health Approved for Telemedicine in MPN | 06/16/2017 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Harbor Health Systems said Thursday that it has received approval by the California Division of Workers’ Compensation to offer telemedicine through its medical provider networks. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Inmates Not Entitled to Workers' Compensation Benefits | 06/14/2017 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court's ruling that an inmate participating in a work-release program for the state does not qualify for workers' compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Health Committee Rejects Coverage for Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy | 06/09/2017 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| Extracorporeal shock wave therapy will not be a covered benefit for injured workers in Washington state who have musculoskeletal conditions. T...Read More | |||
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Hudson Structured Completes Work Comp Loss Portfolio Transfer | 06/08/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Investment manager Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd. has invested $20.1 million in preferred shares in a reinsurance vehicle that will assume $35.3 million of seasoned workers’ compensation liabilities. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Comp Reform, but Veto Expected | 06/01/2017 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| As expected, the Illinois House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a bill that includes adoption of a drug formulary and other cost-saving reforms, but also creation of a state fund and a prohibition against “excessive” workers’ compensation rates. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Rejects Hourly Standard for Determining Worker's PTD Status | 06/01/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that there is no hourly standard for determining whether a worker is capable of performing sustained remunerative employment on a part-time basis, and that the Industrial Commission properly determined that a worker capable of working four hours per day was not totall...Read More | |||
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House Passes Formulary Bill, but Governor Plans to Veto It | 05/25/2017 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Six House Democrats defected and joined all but two Republicans late Tuesday in passing legislation that would mandate the adoption of a drug formulary, but Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards, a plaintiff’s attorney, already has declared his opposition. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill Requiring Workers to File Notice of Claims With Their Employers | 05/22/2017 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The House on Thursday passed a bill that would require workers to notify their employers in writing when filing a workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
