Workers' Compensation News
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Insurers Already Fretting About Terrorism Backstop's Pending Expiration | 08/15/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| It won't expire for another two years, but insurance groups and rate-makers already are warning about the impact on rates if the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act is not renewed in 2020. ...Read More | |||
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Industrial Commission Reviewing Legislative Rules at Next Meeting | 08/15/2018 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Members of the Idaho Industrial Commission will discuss 2019 legislative rules pertaining to average weekly wages and electronic payment transfers during their next meeting, today in Boise. ...Read More | |||
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Immigration Status Won't Bar Worker's Claim for Additional PD Benefits | 08/07/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Idaho Supreme Court last week ruled that an undocumented worker can’t be denied permanent disability benefits in excess of his impairment simply because of his immigration status. ...Read More | |||
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Injection Therapy Garners Interest as Alternative to Opioids | 08/06/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Injection therapy may be one type of treatment that gets a boost from efforts to reduce opioid prescribing, according to a work comp corporate medical director. ...Read More | |||
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Increasing Prevalence of Black Lung Fires Up Comp Reform Critics | 07/24/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The prevalence of black-lung disease is on the rise among longtime coal miners in the U.S., reaching 20% in central Appalachia, according to a new report that has inflamed criticism of workers’ comp reform legislation in Kentucky. ...Read More | |||
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ICA Holding Public Hearing on Physician Dispensing Rules | 07/23/2018 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Industrial Commission of Arizona is holding a public hearing Aug. 23 to consider whether to adopt reimbursement guidelines for physician-dispensed drugs. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Can't Impose Levy on Assets of Building Where Employer Had Operated | 07/23/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker could not impose a levy on the assets of a property to satisfy her workers’ compensation judgment against her employer. ...Read More | |||
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In-Depth Investigations Recommended for Finding Claimant Fraud | 07/20/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Every workers’ compensation claim should be investigated for potential claimant fraud, and investigations should include recorded statements, background checks and a review of the injured worker’s social media accounts, a claims director said this week. ...Read More | |||
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ICW Group Appoints Midwest Branch Manager | 07/19/2018 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| ICW Group Insurance Cos. announced Wednesday that it appointed Christina McGuire as its North Midwest branch manager. ...Read More | |||
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Insurers, Businesses Asking for Help on Enforcement Action Rules | 07/17/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Just when some insurers and employers thought they'd caught a break on what they considered to be nitpicking rule enforcement by the Division of Workers' Compensation, proposed rules have left them asking for more specifics. ...Read More | |||
