Workers' Compensation News
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Measure Proposes Exception to Exclusive Remedy for Abusive Workplaces | 01/23/2024 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers’ compensation would not be the exclusive remedy for Wisconsin workers claiming injuries from abusive work environments, under legislation introduced in the state Senate last week. ...Read More | |||
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Majority of DWC Enforcement Efforts Target Insurance Companies | 01/23/2024 | |
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| Source: Steve Nichols (News Contributor) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Insurance companies continue to be the subject of most Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation enforcement activities, according to an update provided during recent health care provider and carrier quarterly meetings. ...Read More | |||
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Mitch Steiger Returns as CHSWC Chairman | 01/16/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation elected Mitch Steiger to serve as its chairman in 2024. ...Read More | |||
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Measure Proposes Presumptive Coverage for Additional Cancers | 01/16/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Senate on Friday unanimously passed a bill that would expand the list of cancers that are presumed to be compensable for firefighters. ...Read More | |||
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Majority of Providers Dubbed High-Tier Performers | 01/17/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation on Friday reported that the majority of health care providers in the state were rated as “high-tier” performers in the 2023 performance-based oversight assessment. ...Read More | |||
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MedRisk Acquires Medata | 01/10/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Workers’ compensation physical rehabilitation management firm MedRisk on Tuesday announced the acquisition of medical cost-containment technology firm Medata. ...Read More | |||
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Municipal Worker Can't Maintain Suit Against Employer or Staffing Agency | 01/08/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of a municipal employee’s suit against a temporary staffing agency hired by her employer and tossed her claims against the municipal employer as well. ...Read More | |||
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Medical Biller Accused of Stealing More Than $1M From Doctors | 01/05/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York Attorney General’s Office announced the arrest of the owner of a medical billing company who is accused of stealing more than $1 million from doctors who treated injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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Management Company Owner Sentenced for Pocketing Premium Refunds | 12/26/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The owner of a hotel management company was sentenced to six months in jail for stealing workers’ compensation premium refunds from more than 12 small and medium-sized hotels, the Santa Clara District Attorney’s Office announced. ...Read More | |||
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Medical Mileage Rate Increases for 2024 | 12/15/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Injured workers who travel for related medical treatment will be reimbursed next year at a rate of 67 cents per mile, an increase from 65.5 cents per mile in 2023, according to an announcement by the California Workers’ Compensation Institute. ...Read More | |||
