Workers' Compensation News
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Meetings With Nuclear Workers' Group Latest Attempt to Help Hanford Employees | 08/17/2017 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A group of former nuclear and uranium workers held meetings this week geared at helping Hanford Nuclear Reservation workers who have been denied workers' compensation benefits, the Tri-City Herald newspaper of Kennewick, Washington, ...Read More | |||
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Marijuana Moves Forward in Comp Despite Shortage of Evidence | 08/16/2017 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| Evidence is lacking on the effectiveness of marijuana for treating chronic pain, according to a new report that reviews 27 previous research studies, but some say the findings shouldn’t stop the use of marijuana for treating injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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Medical Marijuana Will Remain Rising Issue in Workers' Compensation, Expert Says | 08/10/2017 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| ORLANDO, Fla. – Employers and insurers no longer can treat medical marijuana as a passing fad but must develop strategies on whether to reimburse injured workers for cannabis and decide whether to conduct pre-employment or post-accident drug testing, a national expert said Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
| MEMIC Gift Creates Endowed Chair for University's Risk Management Program | 08/09/2017 | ||
| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The University of Southern Maine is establishing an endowed chair in risk management and insurance named after the founding chief executive officer of MEMIC, the carrier announced Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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McKay Renamed Chairman of State Board of Workers' Compensation | 08/04/2017 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Gov. Nathan Deal has reappointed Frank R. McKay to serve an additional four-year term as chairman of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Man Charged With Falsifying Medical Records and Faking Knee Injury | 08/03/2017 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A former Camden County Fire Department employee has been charged with fabricating medical documents and then a knee injury to claim workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Monoline Carriers Feeling the Heat from Increased Competition | 07/31/2017 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The steady decline in workers’ comp rates and increasing competition among insurers made an impact on the bottom line of monoline carriers in the second quarter. ...Read More | |||
| Meadowbrook Appoints Chief Underwriting Officer | 07/26/2017 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Meadowbrook Insurance Group has promoted Fred Browning to chief underwriting officer, the carrier said in a press release. ...Read More | |||
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MedX to Provide Back-Stretching Equipment to PPO AlaMed | 07/20/2017 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alabama preferred provider organization AlaMed has contracted with the medical equipment manufacturer MedX to deliver back-stretching equipment to eligible injured workers' homes as part of their workers' compensation treatment plans. ...Read More | |||
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Mount Kisco Doctor Resigns Authorization to Treat Injured Workers | 07/20/2017 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Dr. Daniel Cameron has resigned his authorization to treat injured workers after the state Board for Professional Medical Conduct charged him with gross negligence, gross incompetence and failure to maintain medical records. ...Read More | |||
