Workers' Compensation News
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Justices: Cafeteria Work Isn't Unusually Stressful
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04/12/2007
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State: OK | Segment: Top | 0
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Working in a school cafeteria isn't so different from cooking at home that the physical stress would be considered out of the ordinary, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled this week.
It was the court's second ruling in two months over the implementation of the 2005 Oklahoma workers' compensat...Read More
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Judge Picks Formula For Disputed Surgical Charges
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04/10/2007
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State: CA | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The San Diego judge hearing a consolidated bill-review case decided that the insurers should pay Elite Surgical Centers the same percentage of its billed amounts that they did before the state adopted a fee schedule in 2004.
Judge Susan England in her March 29 order rejected a formula call...Read More
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Jopari Introduces EDI System for Texas
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04/10/2007
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State: TX | Segment: Business | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Jopari Solutions Inc. on Monday announced the introduction of an electronic data interchange (EDI) system for Texas.
Jopari said in a press release that its "SAS 70 Type II" certified medical EDI technology hub will enable Texas workers' compensation payers to comply with e-billing, elect...Read More
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Jury Awards $1.9M to Coal Miner
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04/06/2007
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State: SC | Segment: Courts | 0
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A Boone County jury awarded a Boone County coal miner a $1.9 million verdict, the Charleston Daily Mail reported.
George M. Peters won the verdict last week. He alleged that Rivers Edge Mining Co., a subsidiary of Peabody Coal Co., retaliated against him after he was hurt on the job....Read More
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Justices Grasp Nuances of Apportionment, SB 899
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04/04/2007
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Medical
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LOS ANGELES -- California Supreme Court justices exhibited a grasp of the dueling apportionment formulas during Tuesday's oral arguments in Brodie-Welcher and wondered why the Legislature was silent if it wanted to repeal the arithmetic used since 1979.
"I gather the choice is betw...Read More
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Jopari Presented e-Billing Solution to Stakeholders
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04/04/2007
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State: TX | Segment: Business | 0
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Jopari Solutions
introduced a SAS 70 Type II certified Medical EDI Technology Hub enabling
Texas workers' compensation payers to comply with e-Billing, electronic
remittance advice and medical EDI state reporting requirements.
Jopari Solutions presented recently an end-to-end e-Bi...Read More
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Justices Refuse Apportionment-Evidence, Lien Cases
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03/29/2007
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State: CA | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California Supreme Court after weeks of granting workers' compensation case reviews turned down a pair of recent high-profile opinions, including one that defined substantial evidence for apportionment of disability.
The justices refused to take up Yeager Construction v. WCAB,...Read More
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Judge Names Replacement Insurers for Vanguard
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03/29/2007
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State: FL | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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The Tallahassee state judge who ordered Vanguard Fire & Casualty Co. into rehabilitation last week named Royal Palm Insurance Co. and Security First Insurance Co. to provide replacement homeowners' coverage for 57,000 policyholders.
Leon County Circuit Court Judge Terry P. Lewis's actions...Read More
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Jockeying Going on Ahead of Brodie-Welcher Trial
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03/15/2007
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Employers groups are lined up with amicus briefs hoping to shape the scheduled April 3 Supreme Court trial in Brodie-Welcher.
The employers appear to be jockeying with the California Applicants' Attorneys Association (CAAA) to be a trusted source for justices as they prepare for the...Read More
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Juneau Pioneer Home Takes Safety Honors
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03/13/2007
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State: AK | Segment: Safety | 0
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Alaska Labor Commissioner Click Bishop approved the Juneau Pioneer Home as the first state facility to receive the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) award for its outstanding employee safety and health programs.
Bishop said the staff at the facility "has set a shin...Read More
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