Workers' Compensation News
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MEMIC Announces $17M Dividend | 10/25/2021 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The board of directors for Maine’s MEMIC authorized a $17 million dividend for about 14,000 policyholders. The average dividend will be $1,180...Read More | |||
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Mitchell, Genex and Coventry Unite Under Single Brand | 10/14/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Mitchell, Genex and Coventry on Wednesday formally announced the creation of their new parent brand, Enlyte. ...Read More | |||
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Most Support Virtual Proceedings, but Some Question Efficiency in Comments on WCAB Rules | 10/13/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Comments on rules that the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board proposed to facilitate remote hearings in California show some divide in how system users view virtual proceedings. ...Read More | |||
| Medical Supply, Billing Company Executive Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges | 10/07/2021 | ||
| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former executive with a medical supply and billing company in Arkansas pleaded guilty Wednesday to a conspiracy charge connection with scheme to defraud the federal government and private insurers by over-charging for unnecessary medications provided to workers’ compensation patient...Read More | |||
| MedRisk Webinar Exploring Psychosocial Factors in Chronic Pain, Return-to-Work | 10/06/2021 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| MedRisk is partnering with Phoenix Rehab and DentalWorks USA to present a free webinar exploring how psychosocial factors contribute to chronic pain and pose barriers for return-to-work. ...Read More | |||
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Minneapolis Panel OKs More Comp Settlements for First Responders Who Quit After Floyd Death | 09/24/2021 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Minneapolis city committee has approved workers’ compensation settlements for first responders who quit their jobs after reporting mental health issues stemming from civil unrest in the wake of the George Floyd murder last year, according to news station ...Read More | |||
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Medical Marijuana Treatments for Injured Workers Likely to Grow, Safety Experts Say | 09/23/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Cannabis treatment for work-related ailments may replace unsuccessful traditional approaches and increase as a growing number of workers ask courts and public agencies to reimburse for medical marijuana use, according to a recently published ...Read More | |||
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Medical Payments Fall 9.4% to $1.8B in 2020 | 09/07/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Medical payments fell to $1.8 billion in calendar year 2020, down 9.4% compared to the approximately $2 billion in medical payments for 2019, according to a new report from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California. ...Read More | |||
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Med-Legal Evals for Psych Claims More Complicated Since SB 863's Passage, Expert Says | 09/01/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Medical-legal evaluations for psychological claims in California have grown more complicated since lawmakers passed Senate Bill 863 nearly a decade ago, and stakeholders on all sides must commit to evidence-based investigations to ensure injured workers receive the benefits they’re owed, a ...Read More | |||
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More Claims Filed, Accepted for Workers Covered by COVID Presumption | 08/26/2021 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Nearly 85% of the 20,863 workers’ compensation claims for COVID-19 in Minnesota were filed by those covered by a presumption that the disease is compensable, with 74% of claims coming from health care workers, according to a ...Read More | |||
