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Medical Providers Support New Fee Schedule, but One Call Warns about Access 01/15/2015
State: NC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Medical
A national medical care company is once again warning a state agency about using Medicare’s relative value unit adjustments as part of the basis for a workers’ compensation fee schedule, this time in North Carolina. ...Read More
 
 

Memorial Services Wednesday for Signal Mutual Founder John Chamberlain 01/13/2015
Source: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A memorial service for John Chamberlain, a Connecticut-based blogger and consultant on maritime law, will take place Wednesday. Chamberlain died on Jan. 1 at the age of 7...Read More
 
 
Messner Reeves Contracts with Attorney for Labor and Workers' Comp Cases 01/09/2015
State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0
The Messner Reeves law firm in Denver announced that it has hired attorney Kate Mowry as counsel for its labor, employment and workers' compensation practices. Mowry has nearly 20 years of experience litigating employment matters and workers' compensation claims, including appella...Read More
 
 

Maintenance Tax Rate Lowered 4th Time in 5 Years 01/09/2015
Source: Texas Department of Insurance
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Ryan Brannan Texas Workers’ Compensati...Read More
 
 

MTUS Update Would Require Docs to Provide Research when Rebutting State Guidelines 01/08/2015
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
A proposed revision to California's Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule would require doctors seeking to deviate from the schedule’s recommendations to provide research to back up their requests. The addition is part of the Division of Workers’ Compensation’s ...Read More
 
 

Man Who Allegedly Taught Karate while Collecting Benefits Charged with Fraud 01/08/2015
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
A Southern California delivery driver who said his injury prevented him from performing such routine activities as brushing his teeth was charged with fraud after investigators obtained surveillance footage of him teaching a karate class, Probe Information Services announced. Fabiano Cost...Read More
 
 
Manufacturer Cited for 17 Violations after Worker's Chemical Exposure Death 01/08/2015
Source: OSHA
State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The federal Occupational Safety and Health administration has cited MFG Chemical Inc. for 17 safety and health violations after a worker died when chemical vapors from an overpressurized reactor burned his respiratory system, OSHA announced in a release. MFG’s facilities are located...Read More
 
 
MarketScout Predicts P&C Prices Will Begin to Decline in 2015 01/07/2015
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
Leaders at the insurance exchange MarketScout are predicting that property and casualty insurance rates will begin a soft cycle in 2015. Property and casualty rates stayed flat in December, according to a press release the company sent out Tuesday. MarketScout Chief Executive Officer...Read More
 
 
Mileage Reimbursement Increases to 57.5 Cents 01/06/2015
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
Injured workers who use a personal vehicle to travel to medical appointments in 2015 will be reimbursed at a rate of 57.5 cents per mile, the Oregon Division of Workers' Compensation announced. The increase from 56 cents per mile for travel in 2014 is the same as the change in expense...Read More
 
 
Maximum Benefits Up 2% to $951 in 2015 01/06/2015
State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Maximum weekly workers' compensation benefits for Pennsylvania workers injured on or after Jan. 1 were increased by 2% to $951, the State Bureau of Workers' Compensation announced. Pennsylvania injured workers receive wage-loss benefits equal to two-thirds of their weekly salary, ...Read More
 
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