Workers' Compensation News
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Lawmakers Considering Psych Care for Telemedicine Comp Treatment | 05/06/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Lawmakers in New York are aiming to create guidance associated with allowing injured workers access to psychological services via telemedicine. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Reports Hard Drives Stolen During Break-In | 05/02/2022 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries said it is offering free credit monitoring to employers and employees involved in claims made with the regional office in Tukwila after hard drives were stolen from the office during a recent break-in. ...Read More | |||
| Law Amends Employer Duty to Furnish Medical Attention | 04/12/2022 | ||
| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Virginia House bill was signed into law last week that amends the state workers' compensation law on employers' duty to furnish medical attention and raises the cost limit for employers. ...Read More | |||
| Lawmakers Seek to Protect Injured Workers' Mental Health Records | 04/04/2022 | ||
| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Colorado lawmakers could consider legislation that would require workers’ compensation insurers and self-insured employers to protect injured workers' mental health records. ...Read More | |||
| Lawmakers Propose Changes to Comp Law | 03/30/2022 | ||
| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill that would make a number of changes to workers’ compensation law, including increasing funeral benefits for those killed on the job. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Contractor Pleads Guilty to Comp Fraud | 03/29/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The owner of two Southern California farm labor companies pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced. ...Read More | |||
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Lapse of Doctor's Certification Results in Noncompensable Surgery | 03/23/2022 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court ruled that an employer was not liable for the cost of an operation that was admittedly reasonable and necessary treatment for a work injury but was performed by a doctor lacking certification. ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Advances Health Care Safety Bill | 03/22/2022 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Michigan's House of Representatives on Wednesday approved legislation to pump up penalties against those convicted of assaulting professionals and volunteers in health care facilities. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Seek to Bring State in Line on Wage Replacement | 03/17/2022 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Georgia lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a resolution that would create a legislative committee to study maximum weekly workers' compensation indemnity benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Lump-Sum Awards Can Still Be Paid When Total of Future Installments Is Uncertain | 03/15/2022 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a lump-sum award of benefits can be allowed where the amount of future installments is uncertain. ...Read More | |||
