Workers' Compensation News
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Health Care Workers to Receive Greater Protection From Violence
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01/31/2017
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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When health care workers at Stanford Healthcare — ValleyCare in Northern California see an orange magnetic dot on the door frame of a patient’s room, they know that the patient has been deemed potentially violent and that they should take appropriate precautions.
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High Court Finds No Immunity for Premises Owner, Despite Wrap-up Policy
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01/30/2017
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State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Exclusive remedy did not protect Chevron USA from a premises liability suit filed by a badly burned employee of a subcontractor, even though the oil company and its insurer paid nearly $1 million in workers’ compensation benefits, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled.
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House Set to Vote on Debit Card Bill
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01/27/2017
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State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The South Carolina House of Representatives voted unanimously on Thursday to approve a bill that will allow insurers to pay workers' compensation benefits using debit cards or direct deposits.
Under current South Carolina law, only paper checks are allowed to pay benefits, said ...Read More
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Humanized Approach May Help in Handling Mental Issues in Comp Claims
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01/23/2017
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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When a case manager contacted Renée-Louise Franche, a senior psychology advisor for British Columbia’s WorkSafeBC, about a letter she planned to send to a potentially suicidal injured worker, they both agreed the letter needed work.
The letter told the injured worker that if ...Read More
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Health Care Services Rules and Fee Schedule Updated
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01/19/2017
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State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Michigan Workers’ Compensation Agency has updated its Health Care Services Rules and Fee Schedule.
Among the changes, which went into effect Jan. 13, are revised rules on billing and reimbursement of drug testing, drug screening and drug confirmation testing and revised rules on...Read More
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High Court Says Worker Can't Sue TPA for Breach of Fiduciary Duty
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12/30/2016
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Montana Supreme Court ruled that an injured worker could not sue the third-party claims administrator responsible for managing her claim against her self-insured former employer for an alleged breach of fiduciary duty.
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Human Rights Group Rebukes US Treatment of Injured Undocumented Workers
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12/28/2016
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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The United States has built a global reputation for being a nation of immigrants, but it's now drawing rebuke from an international watchdog organization for its failure to protect millions of undocumented immigrants from exploitation and discrimination in the workplace.
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High-Cost Injury Threshold Rises 4.87% to $183K
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12/14/2016
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State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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On Jan. 1, the amount of money that must be spent on a workers' compensation hospital bill for the injury to be considered catastrophic and high-cost will rise 4.87%, according to an official notice posted in Monday's Minnesota State Register.
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