Workers' Compensation News
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Mechanic's Post-Retirement Comp Claim for Shoulder Injury Was Time-Barred | 05/23/2016 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a mechanic's comp claim, filed three years after he retired and 12 years after he first consulted a doctor about problems with his shoulders, was time-barred. ...Read More | |||
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Metal-Parts Maker Cited for Nearly 30 Workplace Safety Violations | 05/23/2016 | |
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| By: Risk Media Solutions | |||
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A company that does custom metal parts fabrication in Brockway faces $47,000 in proposed fines after the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited it with 27 serious violations. ...Read More | |||
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Modified Duty Position Created for Employee Was Inappropriate | 05/20/2016 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Media | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld an administrative determination that the modified duty position created by an employer was not appropriate for its injured employee. ...Read More | |||
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Medical Index Shows Price Surge for ER Services, Evaluation and Management | 05/19/2016 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Average prices charged for medical services commonly used in workers’ compensation claims climbed 9.1% from 2006 through 2015, with emergency room services showing a much more dramatic price increase of 52.7% over that period, according to a new analysis by Mitchell International. ...Read More | |||
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MarketScout Appoints Senior Underwriter to Construction Practice | 05/17/2016 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| MarketScout announced Monday the appointment of Rhonda Lohmar as a senior underwriter with its construction practice at its Dallas headquarters. ...Read More | |||
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Missouri Still a Holdout as States Move Toward Mandatory PDMP Checks | 05/13/2016 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Missouri lawmakers are close to ending their 2016 legislative session again without enacting a prescription-drug monitoring program, a tool that 49 other states use to fight abuse of prescription opioids. ...Read More | |||
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Meister Named DWC Medical Director | 05/12/2016 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Dr. Raymond Meister was named the new executive medical director of the California Division of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Maker of Highway Railings, Overhead Structures Red-Flagged for Safety Violations | 05/12/2016 | |
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| By: Risk Media Solutions | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas company that makes steel products for highways around the country has been cited by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 11 serious workplace safety violations. ...Read More | |||
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Mitchell Report Looks at Physician Dispensing, Opioids in Workers' Comp | 05/11/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Financial pressures from the Affordable Care Act are leading to more physician dispensing of drugs, according to an article in a new quarterly report from Mitchell. ...Read More | |||
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Main Street Names AVP, Four New Officers | 05/06/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Main Street America Group has promoted one company officer to assistant vice president and appointed four new company officers, who will hold assistant secretary positions. ...Read More | |||
