Workers' Compensation News
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Lawmaker Proposes 'Fix' After Court Ruling Against Employers | 02/06/2018 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: WI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Wisconsin Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill to “fix” statutory language that allows temporary workers to sue their temporary employers for negligence if they choose not to file a workers' compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Committee Passes Bill to Limit Physician Dispensing, Lower Reimbursement | 02/02/2018 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A policy committee in the Hawaii House of Representatives passed a bill that would restrict physician dispensing and lower the reimbursement rate paid for prescription drugs. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Department, Governor's Office Holding Work Comp Conference in August | 02/02/2018 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Montana Department of Labor and Industry and Gov. Steve Bullock are presenting a workers’ compensation and safety conference in August. ...Read More | |||
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Lack of Affirmative Pneumoconiosis Diagnosis Doesn't Prevent Miner From Receiving Benefits | 02/01/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a longtime coal miner was entitled to an award of black lung benefits, even though no doctor has affirmatively diagnosed him with pneumoconiosis. ...Read More | |||
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Laser Device Cleared for Treating Neck, Shoulder Pain | 01/31/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared Multi Radiance Medical’s MR4 laser technology for treatment of neck and shoulder pain, the company ...Read More | |||
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Lumbar Spine MRI Audit Plan Finalized | 01/31/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Division of Workers’ Compensation has approved a Lumbar Spine Magnetic Resonance Imaging Plan-Based Audit to evaluate the appropriateness of a doctor’s decision and record-keeping ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers to Mull Cancer Presumption, Appeal Bills | 01/30/2018 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Proposed legislation in Tennessee would give firefighters a rebuttable cancer presumption, while another bill would allow the state Supreme Court to avoid appeals until after they are addressed by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Address Violence Against Medical Professionals | 01/29/2018 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A pair of Alaska lawmakers on Friday introduced a bill that would allow police officers to arrest patients who assault staff at health care facilities and creates sentencing enhancements for crimes against medical professionals. ...Read More | |||
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Legislation Would Give EquityComp 'Regulatory Certainty' | 01/26/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Following a legal battle in California over its EquityComp insurance program, Applied Underwriters is now seeking legislation in several states to provide what it calls greater regulatory certainty regarding the product. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmaker Considering Legislation to Implement Auditor's Fraud Recommendations | 01/25/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Assembly Insurance Committee is considering legislation to implement some of the California state auditor’s recommendations to fight fraud as lawmakers continue their focus on abuses of the workers’ compensation system. ...Read More | |||
