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No Benefits for Worker Who Failed to Report Unwitnessed Fall 02/08/2018
Source: WorkCompCentral
State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that a worker failed to prove his entitlement to benefits for an unwitnessed fall that he did not report to his employer on the day it allegedly occurred. ...Read More
 
 

NCOIL Proposes Model Law on Compounds, Physician Dispensing 02/07/2018
By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
A model law being developed by a national organization of state legislators would address what many consider to be two of the biggest issues in workers’ comp pharmacy: physician dispensing and compounded medications. ...Read More
 
 

New Rules Proposed to Settle Reimbursement Disputes 02/06/2018
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Division of Workers’ Compensation has proposed amendments to the rules governing the resolution of reimbursement disputes between carriers and health care providers. ...Read More
 
 

Non-Subscribers Must File Two Forms by April 30 02/05/2018
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Division of Workers’ Compensation has posted its notice for annual reporting for employers without workers’ compensation insurance. ...Read More
 
 

Normandy Insurance Hires Field Managers in Two States 02/02/2018
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
Normandy Insurance Co. has hired Kelly Morton as its Pennsylvania field manager, and Jarrett O’Donnell as field manager in Georgia. ...Read More
 
 

No Psyche Benefits for Worker Injured When Construction Equipment Overturned 02/01/2018
Source: WorkCompCentral
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
A California appellate court ruled that a construction worker was not entitled to benefits for a psychiatric injury from an accident where his compacter overturned. ...Read More
 
 

Neurosurgeon's Opinion Should Have Carried Day in Treatment Dispute 02/01/2018
Source: WorkCompCentral
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical
A split West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of authorization for a worker’s back surgery, finding that the opinion of his neurosurgeon should have been treated as more persuasive than the competing opinions of three other physicians. ...Read More
 
 

No Benefits for Worker With Alleged Aggravation of Pre-Existing Condition She Denied Having 01/29/2018
Source: WorkCompCentral
State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits to a restaurant worker who simultaneously denied a history of back problems and asserted a claim for the aggravation of a pre-existing back condition. ...Read More
 
 

No Benefits for Worker Rendered Fully Disabled by Pre-Existing Condition 01/25/2018
Source: WorkCompCentral
State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld the denial of disability benefits to a man who was unable to work after a partially disabling injury because of the worsening of a pre-existing health condition. ...Read More
 
 

No Benefits for Butcher Who Had Stroke While on Out-of-State Trip for Employer 01/23/2018
Source: WorkCompCentral
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A New York appellate court ruled that a butcher was not entitled to benefits for a stroke he suffered while on an out-of-state trip to provide a demonstration on meat-cutting. ...Read More
 
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