Workers' Compensation News
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Mold Sickness Should Be Considered WC Claims, County Says | 09/06/2018 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Some 15 county employees in Spartanburg, South Carolina, have claimed sickness from mold inside a county office building, and they want civil damages to be determined in trial court. ...Read More | |||
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Manhassett Provider Temporarily Suspended | 09/04/2018 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The New York State Workers' Compensation Board has temporarily suspended a Manhasset doctor’s authorization to treat injured workers within the state workers' compensation system. ...Read More | |||
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Moldy Sheriff's Office Can't Be Fixed While It Remains Evidence in WC Claims | 09/04/2018 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A moldy sheriff's office that has led to multiple workers' compensation claims can be fixed, a remediation expert said this week. But for now, the sick building can't be touched because it must be used as evidence in the claims, a compensation court judge has ordered. ...Read More | |||
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Murphy Signs Bill That Raises Attorneys' Fees, Ends Voluntary Tender Practice | 08/28/2018 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Two months after it passed the Legislature, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill that will raise attorneys' fees and change the way insurers make settlement offers to injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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MSF Says Lawmakers Abandoned Plan to Shutter Carrier | 08/27/2018 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Montana State Fund said lawmakers who have been discussing future plans for the carrier over the summer are no longer exploring the possibility of shutting down it down. ...Read More | |||
| Maximum Benefit to Increase in January | 08/27/2018 | ||
| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Industrial Commission announced a $36 increase in the maximum weekly workers' compensation benefit, starting Jan. 1. The maximum benefit climbed, from $992 for this year, to $1,028, in keeping with state law that stipulates the maximum is 110% of the average weekly ...Read More | |||
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Max Reimbursement for Medical-Only Claims Reaches $2,100 | 08/23/2018 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Employers in Oregon next year will be able to pay up to $2,100 per claim for medical costs to avoid loss what otherwise would be applied against their experience modification. ...Read More | |||
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Medical Benefit Limit, Formulary on Agenda for Advisory Committee | 08/23/2018 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An advisory committee that is working with state regulators to implement a workers’ compensation reform bill has scheduled a meeting in Frankfort on Aug. 30, and signaled that it is nearing an end to its deliberations on at least one issue. ...Read More | |||
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Medicare Secondary-Payer Issues Could Pale Compared to Medicaid, Panel Says | 08/22/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| ORLANDO, Florida — If you thought Medicare set-asides and secondary-payer compliance were fun, the party’s only just begun. ...Read More | |||
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MakuSafe Moving Forward With Wearable Device to Monitor Workers' Environment | 08/20/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A startup that has created a wearable device to collect information about working conditions around an employee has raised more than $1.5 million in capital, including funds from EMC Insurance, its largest investor. ...Read More | |||
