Workers' Compensation News
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Maximum Weekly Benefit Increasing 10% | 05/04/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The maximum weekly benefit will increase 10% on July 1, the New York Workers’ Compensation Board announced. The board on ...Read More | |||
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Most Gig Workers Should Be Classified as Employees, Labor Secretary Says | 05/03/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh on Thursday said many gig workers across the country are incorrectly classified as independent contractors instead of employees, according to The Washin...Read More | |||
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MCO Open Enrollment Begins Monday | 04/30/2021 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The open enrollment period for Ohio employers to select a managed care organization to oversee medical management for workers injured on the job runs May 3-28, the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced. ...Read More | |||
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MyMatrixx IDs 3 Drugs of Interest to Comp Industry | 04/26/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Pharmacy benefit management firm myMatrixx identified three drugs currently being developed that are of potential interest to the workers’ compensation community, including an overdose antidote for fentanyl and medications to treat COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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Medical Review Committee Sets Hearings on Fee Schedule | 04/14/2021 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Alaska’s Medical Services Review Committee will hold four hearings between May and August to discuss possible changes to the medical fee schedule. ...Read More | |||
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Mistaken Filing of Comp Claim Form May Be Adequate Notice of Injury | 04/13/2021 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled that a plaintiff’s submission of a workers’ compensation claim form that mistakenly identified a city as her employer may have been good enough notice of her injury to support her tort claim filed years later. ...Read More | |||
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Matrix, TRISTAR Announce Service Partnership for Workers' Comp, Employee Absences | 04/08/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Matrix Absence Management and TRISTAR Insurance Group this week announced plans to develop commercial and workers’ compensation services, according to a news release published by ...Read More | |||
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MLAC to Discuss Bills on Retroactive TD Benefits, Worker Definition | 04/07/2021 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon’s Management-Labor Advisory Committee on Friday is scheduled to discuss two bills proposed in the state Legislature — one that would remove restrictions on authorizing retroactive temporary disability compensation, and another that would change the definition of employers ...Read More | |||
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Medata Names Jonathan Nutt Chief Technology Officer | 04/06/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Medical cost-containment technology firm Medata on Monday named Jonathan Nutt as its chief technology officer. ...Read More | |||
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Miner Doesn't Get Benefits for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome | 04/06/2021 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a miner was not entitled to benefits for his cubital tunnel syndrome, since he failed to prove the condition was caused by his work. ...Read More | |||
