Workers' Compensation News
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NCCI: ODG Formulary Had 'Limited' Impact on Opioid Use | 06/14/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Opioid prescribing to injured workers has dropped substantially over the past several years, and a new report from the National Council on Compensation Insurance ex...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment for Worker Who Fell From Ladder | 06/14/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment to a worker on his Labor Law claim for a fall from a ladder. Case:...Read More | |||
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New Presumption Law Covering 4 Cancers Takes Effect July 1 | 06/13/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| While other states saw firefighters marching in the streets and extensive local news coverage, Tennessee lawmakers this year quietly passed a presumption law that lists four types of cancer deemed to be work-related. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker Injured in Assault | 06/13/2019 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for his injuries from an assault that occurred after a night of drinking on a business trip. ...Read More | |||
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New Formulary: Some Opioids OK for Short Periods; Naloxone Needs Prior Approval | 06/10/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An injured worker in New York could be prescribed an opioid-based painkiller for up to seven days without prior authorization, but if he overdoses, an insurance carrier would have to have approve an opioid-rescue drug before it could be administered. ...Read More | |||
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New EDI System Set to Launch July 16 | 06/07/2019 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| After a seven-month delay to get the bugs worked out, the Iowa Division of Workers' Compensation says it is ready to roll out its new electronic filing system on July 16. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Scaffold Assembler Who Failed to Prove Accident Occurred | 06/06/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits for a back injury, finding insufficient evidence to support his assertion that an accident had occurred. ...Read More | |||
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NJCRIB Announces Construction Class Premium Adjustment Program | 06/06/2019 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau launched a redesigned application system for its Construction Classification Premium Adjustment Program. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Alleged Injuries From Car Accident | 06/04/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to a worker who failed to prove that a claimed car accident had actually occurred. ...Read More | |||
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New Challenge to Lien Stay Filed With 4th DCA | 05/28/2019 | |
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| By: Eddie Curran (correspondent) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California courts have so far shot down all challenges to the constitutionality of the lien stay provisions that went into effect in 2017, but a new challenge with a different set of facts quickly caught the attention of an appellate court and has provided a glimmer of hope to a Los Angeles chiro...Read More | |||
