Workers' Compensation News
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Lawn Care Isn't Compensable Service for Worker in Wheelchair | 04/26/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that lawn care is not a compensable service for a wheelchair-using worker. Case: Morelli v...Read More | |||
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Late Firefighter's Family First to Receive Benefits Under New Presumption Law | 04/26/2017 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The family of Capt. Matt Trott of the Casper Fire Department will be the first to receive automatic workers' compensation benefits under the state's new firefighter presumption law, the Casper Star-Tribune reported. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Commissioner's Office Awards $855K in Lost Wages to 4 Port Drivers | 04/24/2017 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Labor Commissioner's Office awarded roughly $855,000 in unpaid wages to four truckers working out of the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the Justice for Port Drivers campaign announced last week. ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Passes Bill Revising Definition of Wages | 04/24/2017 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Montana lawmakers passed a bill that aims to clarify the definition of wages for the purposes of determining premium and indemnity benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Giving Comp More Attention Than Expected | 04/21/2017 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| AUSTIN, Texas — The 85th Texas Legislature began an emphasis on charter schools, guns, immigration and sanctuary cities, but little thought about workers' compensation. Yet 53 comp-related bills have been filed, said Albert Betts, executive director of the Insurance Counc...Read More | |||
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L&I Raids East Bremerton Bar for Alleged Failure to Pay $8.5K in Premiums | 04/18/2017 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington Department of Labor and Industries raided a bar in East Bremerton last week for allegedly failing to pay workers' compensation insurance premiums, the Kitsap Sun newspaper reports. ...Read More | |||
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Large-Deductible Work Continues Following NAIC Report | 04/17/2017 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| States are gradually implementing more safeguards around large-deductible workers’ comp insurance policies, and the efforts might receive a boost from a recently finalized report from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. ...Read More | |||
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Legislative Language on Formulary Confuses National Experts | 04/17/2017 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New York legislation that calls for a drug formulary is so “poorly worded,” vague and outside the scope of workers’ compensation that national experts said they are scratching their heads. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Press Ahead in Fight Over Air Ambulance Rates | 04/14/2017 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A U.S. senator introduced legislation that would allow states to establish reimbursement rates for air ambulance services as some state lawmakers are continuing to search for ways to regulate the industry without running afoul of the federal Airline Deregulation Act. ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Passes Bill to Prohibit Benefits Awarded From False Statements | 04/14/2017 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Montana lawmakers sent to Gov. Steve Bullock a bill that would prohibit workers who fail to disclose a medical condition relevant to the essential functions of a new job from receiving workers’ compensation benefits in certain situations. ...Read More | |||
