Workers' Compensation News
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IWCC Updates Calendars for Arbitrators and Commissioners
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04/17/2013
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State: IL | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission posted updated versions of its calendars for both commissioners and arbitrators on Tuesday.The commission updated its calendars for Chicago arbitrators, downstate arbitrators and workers' compensation commissioners. It also updated th...Read More
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Industrial Commission Clarifies Rule on Negotiated IME Rates
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04/17/2013
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State: NC | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The North Carolina Industrial Commission announced this week it has not established a specific ban on prepayment of negotiated rates for independent medical examinations and second-opinion exams.The commission said efforts to establish procedures for IME prepayments would be subject to s...Read More
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Industrial Commission Restores Employer Coverage Search
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04/17/2013
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State: NC | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The North Carolina Industrial Commission has restored a section of its website allowing users to check for coverage data on businesses within the state.The North Carolina General Assembly this session voted to lift confidentiality protections on data provided to the commission by the Nor...Read More
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Injured Worker Who Left Job Market Not Entitled to Benefits
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04/11/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: DE | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Sufficient evidence supported an administrative determination that an injured worker had voluntarily left the workforce and was not entitled to wage replacement benefits for a period of total disability after the second of her two knee surgeries. Case: Martin v....Read More
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Industrial Commission Posts Treatment Guideline Survey
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03/29/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Industrial Commission of Arizona has posted an online survey so the public can provide input on the role that evidence-based medical treatment guidelines should have in the state’s workers’ compensation system.In 2012, the Arizona Legislature passed HB 2368 requiring the ...Read More
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Insurance Commissioners Suspend Ullico's Licenses
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03/27/2013
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State: NA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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North Dakota and Iowa regulators have issued a temporary order suspending Ullico Casualty Co.'s certificate to write insurance.North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm issued the order Tuesday, citing a March 11 rehabilitation order and injunction from the Delaware Chancery Cour...Read More
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Industrial Commission Announces Hospital Fee Cuts
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03/26/2013
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State: NC | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The North Carolina Industrial Commission (NCIC) has announced a series of hospital fee reductions intended to return fees for the treatment of injured workers to the charge levels in effect as of July 1, 2012.The cuts were agreed to by business groups, insurers and the North Carolina Hos...Read More
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Interpreter Sentenced to Jail for Overbilling L&I
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03/25/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Tacoma interpreter received a 90-day jail term and must pay restitution after pleading guilty to first-degree theft charges for fraudulently billing the Department of Labor & Industries for language interpretive services she never provided, the department announced Friday. Und...Read More
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Insurance Department Holding Fraud Conference
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03/25/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Idaho Department of Insurance is holding a two-day fraud conference in May that will cover topics, including schemes to obtain controlled substances, chiropractic fraud and the use of social network websites as investigative tools.The two-day conference will also feature a discussion...Read More
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Insolvent Ullico Goes Into Rehab, Leaves Legacy of Losses
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03/22/2013
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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When the Delaware insurance commissioner’s office opened Ullico Casualty Co.’s annual financial statement for 2012 on March 1, it found a company that had completely depleted its claims-paying resources and was $52 million in the hole. Just three years ago, Ullico had a surpl...Read More
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