Workers' Compensation News
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New Approach to AMA Guides Could Mean Annual Updates, Stakeholder-Led Changes | 08/19/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In 1958, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a series of articles that would evolve into the association's 700-page Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, or, simply, the AMA guides. ...Read More | |||
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New AMA Impairment Rating Guides to Let Stakeholders Propose Changes | 08/12/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| When the Workers' Compensation Institute's national conference convenes online next week, one of the best-attended sessions is expected to be an inside look at the American Medical Association's new way of devising impairment rating guidelines. ...Read More | |||
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Notice of Policy Cancellation Doesn't Need to Be Sent by Certified Mail | 08/10/2020 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Massachusetts Appeals Board overturned a finding that an insurance carrier had not effectively canceled an assigned risk policy just because it didn't send the notice by certified mail with return receipt requested. ...Read More | |||
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No Additional SLU Award for Worker With Two Injuries Affecting Arm | 08/07/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to a schedule loss of use award for an elbow injury after he had already received an SLU award for an impairment to his right arm from a prior injury. ...Read More | |||
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Nearly 15,000 COVID Claims Filed Through June, CWCI Data Shows | 08/05/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Nearly 15,000 claims for COVID-19 have been filed through the end of June, according to data included in a new tool launched by the California Workers’ Compensation Institute. ...Read More | |||
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NJCRIB Mandates Electronic Submission of Inquiries, Documents | 08/05/2020 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau on Tuesday said it will stop accepting paper or email submissions of documents that could otherwise be filed electronically, starting in September. ...Read More | |||
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New State Rules Require Registration, More Info From PBMs | 08/05/2020 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Delaware Department of Insurance has put the final touches on new rules that require pharmacy benefits managers to register annually and provide contract information to state regulators. ...Read More | |||
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Nichols Teams With Canadian Government Affairs Firm | 08/03/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Steve Nichols, well known in the Texas workers' compensation arena, has teamed up with a Canadian firm to help businesses navigate regulatory and legislative issues. ...Read More | |||
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No Questions, One Comment at CDI Hearing Over WCIRB 2021 Regulatory Filing | 07/30/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| If you blinked, you might have missed it. If you were late, you definitely did. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment for Worker Who Fell From Ladder | 07/29/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claims based on his fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
