Workers' Compensation News
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Landlord Held Liable for Labor Law Claim by Worker Hired by Tenant | 03/06/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
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| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim against a landlord for his fall from a ladder while painting a sign for a commercial tenant. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Department Holding Utilization, Guideline Conference March 15 | 03/06/2018 | |
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| The Montana Department of Labor and Industry is holding a conference that will focus on the state’s treatment guidelines and the process doctors must follow when seeking authorization to provide certain treatments. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Approve PTSD Presumption for First Responders | 03/05/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Washington state firefighters and police officers would be eligible for benefits if they suffer post-traumatic stress syndrome and would also enjoy a presumption that their PTSD is a compensable condition, under a bill that state lawmakers sent to the governor last week. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Commission Proposes Typo Fix in Medical Fee Schedule, Review of Other Rules | 03/05/2018 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Utah Labor Commission proposed rules to fix a typo in the medical fee schedule that overstated the conversion factor used to determine reimbursement for anesthesiology. ...Read More | |||
| Legislature Approves Changes to Comp Requirements for Work Experience Students | 03/01/2018 | ||
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| The Idaho Legislature unanimously approved a bill that would eliminate the requirement for post-secondary schools to carry workers’ compensation coverage for work experience students covered by an employer’s policy. ...Read More | |||
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Los Angeles-Based AME Roger Sohn Dies at 66 | 02/28/2018 | |
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| Los Angeles-based orthopedic surgeon and agreed medical examiner Roger Sohn died Friday at the age of 66 in La Quinta, the Riverside County Coroner’s Office confirmed. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Vote to Adopt Formulary | 02/28/2018 | |
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| By: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
| State: IN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Three weeks after the Indiana Senate approved the proposal, the state’s House of Representatives voted 67-28 on Tuesday to adopt MCG Health’s Official Disability Guidelines as the state’s first workers’ compensation drug formulary. ...Read More | |||
| Lawmakers Opt to Preserve 0.5% Cap on UEF Assessments | 02/27/2018 | ||
| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Virginia lawmakers have passed a bill to maintain a 0.5% cap on assessments to support the Uninsured Employer’s Fund. The cap was scheduled to drop to 0.25% on July 1, but lawmakers repealed the clause that would have lowered the cap when they passed House Bill 82 on Monday....Read More | |||
| Legislature Passes Bill Increasing Application Fee to Self-Insure | 02/26/2018 | ||
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| The South Dakota Legislature last week passed a bill that will increase the maximum application fee for employers who wish to self-insure, from $2,000 to a maximum of $2,250. The state Senate voted 29-5 on Wednesday to pass ...Read More | |||
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Lien Claimants Say Process to Challenge Stays May Violate Judge's Order | 02/22/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Representatives for California lien claimants say state regulators may be violating a federal judge’s order by requiring administrative law judges to report challenges to the automatic stay on liens so that attorneys have an opportunity to introduce evidence in the cases. ...Read More | |||
