Workers' Compensation News
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Malicious Prosecution Suit Against Law Firm Isn't SLAPP | 02/02/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court denied a law firm’s motion to strike a malicious prosecution action filed against it because of its representation of an injured worker in a meritless wrongful termination suit. ...Read More | |||
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Measure Proposes PTSD Coverage for First Responders | 02/02/2021 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| First responders who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder after responding to an emergency could have compensable workers’ compensation claims, under a bill introduced in Oklahoma on Monday. ...Read More | |||
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MLAC Will Review Comp Bills, COVID Data at Feb. 5 Meeting | 01/29/2021 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Oregon’s Management-Labor Advisory Committee will review three workers’ compensation bills and data relating to claims for COVID-19 during a Feb. 5 meeting. ...Read More | |||
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Mileage Reimbursement Falls to 56 Cents | 01/21/2021 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Injured workers in Nevada who have to travel for medical appointments this year will be reimbursed at a rate of 56 cents per mile, the Workers’ Compensation Section ...Read More | |||
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MLAC Says It's Ready to Consider COVID-19 Legislative Proposals | 01/20/2021 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Members of Oregon’s Management-Labor Advisory Committee say they’re prepared to evaluate any COVID-19 proposals introduced by state lawmakers, the committee wrote in a letter to Gov. Kate Brown last week. ...Read More | |||
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MSA Administrator Ametros Forms Medical Advisory Council | 01/20/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Ametros, a Medicare set-aside administrator, announced the formation of a Medical Advisory Council with two physicians who will provide medical opinions to the company’s members and serve as medical directors on complex cases. ...Read More | |||
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Mileage Reimbursement Drops to 56 Cents | 12/23/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Injured workers who travel for medical treatment or evaluations will be reimbursed at a rate of 56 cents per mile in 2021, the California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported. ...Read More | |||
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Medicare Set-Aside Firms Applaud Passage of PAID Act Provisions | 12/17/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A last-minute continuing resolution Congress passed to keep the government operating for another week also makes it easier for comp insurers to avoid guesswork — and lawsuits — in some Medicare set-aside plans. ...Read More | |||
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MLAC to Discuss Voc Assistance Survey, Legislative Concepts Jan. 8 | 12/17/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon’s Management-Labor Advisory Committee will review the results of a vocational assistance survey and discuss two bill proposals during a Jan. 8 meeting. ...Read More | |||
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Man Gets 4 Months in Jail After Comp Fraud Conviction | 12/16/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Ventura man was sentenced Monday to 120 days in jail after being convicted of workers’ compensation fraud, prosecutors said. Sergio Ordo...Read More | |||
