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Health Care Services Board to Meet March 18 03/09/2017
State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents' Health Care Services Board's next meeting is scheduled for March 18, the board announced in a notice. ...Read More
 
 

House Passes Bill Authorizing New DLIR Positions 03/08/2017
State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical
The Hawaii House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that would allow the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to increase the number of full-time employees in its Disability Compensation Division to assist with the enforcement of workers’ compensation laws. ...Read More
 
 
House Approves Expanding MLAC Terms, Easing Self-Insurance Rules 03/02/2017
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer
The Oregon House of Representatives on Wednesday passed bills that would extend the term limits for members of the Management-Labor Advisory Committee and make it easier for public employers to create self-insurance programs. ...Read More
 
 

HomeCare Connect Offers Telehealth Services 03/01/2017
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance
HomeCare Connect, which manages home health care for injured workers in catastrophic cases, is integrating telehealth into its services. The teleh...Read More
 
 

House Approves Proposed Penalty for Refusing to Authorize Release of Medical Data 02/28/2017
State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer
The Montana House of Representatives on Monday approved a bill that would allow carriers to deny liability or terminate benefits being paid to an injured worker who refuses to authorize the release of medical records. ...Read More
 
 

High Court Affirms Odd-Lot Status for Farmworker With Crushed Hand 02/27/2017
State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Idaho Supreme Court affirmed a state Industrial Commission ruling that a 57-year-old seasonal farmworker whose right hand and forearm were crushed by a conveyer belt was permanently and totally disabled under the odd-lot doctrine. ...Read More
 
 

House to Vote on Bill Restoring Enforcement Positions 02/24/2017
State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
Two committees of the Hawaii House of Representatives have approved a measure that would add two full-time enforcement specialists to ensure employers comply with the state’s workers’ compensation, temporary disability insurance and prepaid health care laws. ...Read More
 
 

High Court Sorts Out Fee Squabble in $8 Million Labor Law Case 02/13/2017
Source: WorkCompCentral
State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
New York's highest court ruled that an attorney couldn't stiff her former co-counsel on a Labor Law case, although she wasn't required to give 40% of the fees to her new co-counsel, either. ...Read More
 
 

Head-Injury Facilities Must Follow Workers' Comp Rules 02/07/2017
State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A rule adopted this week by the New Jersey Department of Human Services clarifies that community facilities for head injury patients must follow workers’ compensation rules for employees. ...Read More
 
 

Horse Racing Group Announces Increase in Comp Costs 01/31/2017
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The California Thoroughbred Business League is raising workers’ compensation fees for 2017. The league, which oversees the funds used to p...Read More
 
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