Workers' Compensation News
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Memphis Comp Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Cashing Settlement Checks | 06/09/2020 | |
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| A disbarred claimants' attorney in Memphis has pleaded guilty to defrauding clients by settling cases without their knowledge and forging their signatures on settlement checks. ...Read More | |||
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Md., N.C. Cautiously Moving to In-Person Hearings | 06/04/2020 | |
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| Two East Coast states are moving toward in-person proceedings, but with caution. Maryland: The Workers' Compensation Commissio...Read More | |||
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Montana State Fund Launching New Website | 05/15/2020 | |
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| The online home for the Montana State Fund is getting a digital facelift. MSF announced its new website will launch Saturday, but customers are already being prepped for what to expect. The biggest change will be for users who access services such as loss runs, injury reporting an...Read More | |||
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Maryland Prepares for In-Person Hearings; SC Postpones Them Again | 05/14/2020 | |
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| While one East Coast state's compensation commission is taking steps to resume in-person hearings, another has postponed them again. In Maryl...Read More | |||
| MedRisk Adds COVID-19 Screening to PTConsult | 05/01/2020 | ||
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| Managed care organization MedRisk announced that added a COVID-19 screening tool to its PTConsult tool that aims to inform injured workers about the importance of physical therapy. ...Read More | |||
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Missing DOL Report About Comp Problems Posted Again | 04/24/2020 | |
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| A 2016 federal report that highlighted shortcomings in states' workers' compensation programs has been posted again after it went missing from the Department of Labor's website. ...Read More | |||
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MTA Board Approves $500,000 in Death Benefits for Transit Workers Killed by Virus | 04/23/2020 | |
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| The New York Metropolitan Transit Authority Board voted unanimously Wednesday morning to provide an unprecedented $500,000 in death benefits to families of transit workers killed by the COVID-19 respiratory disease. ...Read More | |||
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Medical Committee Schedules Public Hearings on Fee Schedule | 04/21/2020 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Medical Services Review Committee of the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Division will hold a series of telephonic public meetings from May through ...Read More | |||
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More COVID-19 Changes From Comp Agencies | 04/13/2020 | |
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| State compensation agencies continue to adapt to the demands of social distancing caused by the coronavirus. Here are some of the latest pronouncements. ...Read More | |||
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MSF Cancels 2020 Medical Conference | 03/20/2020 | |
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| Montana State Fund canceled its annual medical conference scheduled for the early part of May. “Given the uncertainty of the current situation...Read More | |||
