Workers' Compensation News
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Insurers Pressing for Regulatory 'Sandbox' | 12/19/2017 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 714 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 37 min read | |||
| Insurance companies wanting to try new technology or different ways of doing business are likely to face regulatory obstacles — a situation the American Insurance Association wants to address. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Caught Playing Hockey Sentenced for Fraud | 12/14/2017 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 393 | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An amateur hockey goalie who claimed he was too injured to work was sentenced to 100 hours of community service and ordered to pay $12,110.88 in restitution for workers’ compensation f...Read More | |||
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Industrial Commission Posts Draft Audit Guidelines for Review | 12/13/2017 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 610 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 321 min read | |||
| The Idaho Industrial Commission posted to its website draft audit guidelines for public review and comment. The commission conducts periodic audits to ...Read More | |||
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Investigation Into Double Electrocution Leads to Fraud Charges | 12/12/2017 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1114 | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Prosecutors in Southern California have filed workers’ compensation fraud charges against the employer of two men who were electrocuted on the job, alleging he underreported payroll and misclassified his employees to make it appear they were in less dangerous positions, according to ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Failed to Prove Loss of Wage-Earning Capacity | 12/07/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 418 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker failed to prove any permanent disability or loss of wage-earning capacity following an on-the-job back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Entitled to Reimbursement for Home Modifications | 12/05/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 371 | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to reimbursement for the cost of installing a walk-in shower in her bathroom after suffering a knee injury. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Police Officer Was Engaged in 'Act of Duty' | 12/01/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 527 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a police officer who was injured in an accident while riding in an unmarked squad car was engaged in an act of duty. ...Read More | |||
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IAIABC Schedules Dec. 7 Webinar on EDI Claims Release 3.1 | 12/01/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 495 | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions is hosting a webinar on Dec. 7 regarding Release 3.1 of its Electronic Data Interchange, or EDI, Claims Standards. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Carrier Can Reduce PIP Benefits by Amount Worker Got Through Comp | 11/28/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 454 | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that an insurance carrier can limit its liability for personal injury protection benefits by including language in its policy reducing the payments by the amount an insured receives from a workers' compensation policy. ...Read More | |||
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Industrial Commission Scraps Drug Formulary | 11/27/2017 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 574 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 1 min read | |||
| The North Carolina Industrial Commission has abandoned plans to establish a drug formulary to aid in the fight against opioid abuse. ...Read More | |||
