Workers' Compensation News
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Industrial Commission Could Compel Worker to Submit to Additional Exam
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02/15/2019
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Source: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer
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The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the Industrial Commission can compel an injured worker to submit to additional medical examinations if it explains why they would be necessary or helpful in determining eligibility.
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Injured Worker Can't Set Aside Partial Settlement
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02/15/2019
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Alaska Supreme Court ruled that an injured worker could not set aside his partial settlement of his workers’ compensation claim, nor could he enforce an alleged agreement with his employer for the payment of future medical benefits.
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IMR Volumes Holding Steady for Fourth Consecutive Year
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02/12/2019
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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LOS ANGELES — A contractor for the California Division of Workers’ Compensation issued 184,735 independent medical review decisions last year, up from 172,250 in 2017 and 176,002 in 2016.
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ICA Relaunches Out-of-State Adjuster Authorization Program
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02/11/2019
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State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Industrial Commission of Arizona announced the relaunch of an online training program that out-of-state adjusters can use to become authorized or maintain authorization to handle workers’ compensation claims.
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Injured Worker Waited Too Long to Pursue Claims Against Railway
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02/07/2019
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A Texas appellate court ruled that an injured worker waited too long to seek relief from a take-nothing judgment in his lawsuit against a railway for injuries he sustained at the company's facility.
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Industrial Commission Meeting Today
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01/23/2019
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State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Idaho Industrial Commission is slated to approve an invitation for vendors to bid on a workers’ compensation medical fee schedule.
Commissioners are set to vote on releasing the medical fee schedule invitation to bid. The agenda also includes an option for the commission to meet...Read More
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Inflation Adjustment for Fee Schedule Pleases Few
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01/22/2019
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: VA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A year into Virginia’s new workers’ compensation medical fee schedules, regulators are in the middle of a required review process. The first set of revisions, announced last week, don’t seem to please stakeholders on either side of the issue.
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