Workers' Compensation News
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Judge Cannot Compel IME if Employer Didn't Deny Benefit Request
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09/13/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Florida employer could not compel an injured worker's attendance at an independent medical examination since it did not present evidence that it had denied a medical benefit requested by that worker. Case: Bellamy v. Golden Flake Snack Foods Inc., No. 1D1...Read More
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Judge's Exclusion of Expert Opinion on Causation Was Error
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08/31/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A former machine tool operator suffering from leukemia should have been allowed to present the opinion of a doctor linking his condition to his workplace exposure to benzene in opposition to a motion for summary judgment, even though that doctor was no longer designated as an expert witness. ...Read More
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Judge Rejects Bankruptcy Plan to Release Comp Trust Funds
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08/30/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: ME | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A federal bankruptcy judge in Maine has rejected a contentious reorganization plan for a defunct tannery that proposed appropriating money it had placed in trust for workers' compensation claims to satisfy its debts to creditors. State regulators and self-i...Read More
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JCAR to Review Drug-Testing Procedure Rules Sept. 11
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08/30/2012
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State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Bill Kidd, Central Bureau ChiefOn Sept. 11, a committee of 12 state legislators will consider rules proposed by the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission on how employees must be tested for drug use to allow denia...Read More
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JUA Operations Panel Approves Tentative Changes to Business Plan
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08/30/2012
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Operations Committee of the Florida Workers' Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (FWCJUA) voted Wednesday to reserve $3.2 million for cash outflow needs and reinsurance premiums and approved minor changes to the residual carrier's Disaster Recovery & Emergency Preparedness Pl...Read More
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Judge Did Not Err in Rejecting Impairment Rating Parties Agreed On
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08/30/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: KY | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An administrative law judge did not err in refusing to apply the impairment rating agreed to by an injured worker and his employer at the time they settled his workers' compensation case upon reopening the worker's case and choosing between the impairment ratings assigned by the doctors...Read More
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Jopari Hires Senior VP for Electronic Funds Transfer Sales
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08/28/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Jopari Solutions announced on Monday the appointment of Scott A. Hefner as senior vice president of remittance and electronic funds transfer management products business development.Hefner will lead the expansion of remittance advice, provider portals and electronic funds transfer enroll...Read More
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Jones Announces WCIRB Rate Filing
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08/27/2012
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Friday announced that the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau presented an initial recommendation of an average pure premium rate of $2.68 per $100 of payroll.The proposed rate is 12.6% higher than the industry average filed...Read More
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JCC Had no Jurisdiction over Dispute on Outstanding Medical Bills
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08/20/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Florida judge of compensation claims had no jurisdiction over a disagreement between an employer and the medical care providers who had treated its employee over the payment of outstanding bills. Case: Bergstein v. Palm Beach County School Board et al., No. 1...Read More
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Judge Sets Hearing in Loss-Cost Fight
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08/17/2012
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State: SC | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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South Carolina Chief Administrative Law Court Judge Ralph Anderson III has scheduled a hearing for Oct. 8 to review a challenge from the state consumer advocate of a 7.3% loss-cost increase filed by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI).Consumer Advocate Elliott Elam has ...Read More
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