Workers' Compensation News
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New Fee Schedule Will Result in 1.5% Cut in Physician Spending | 03/23/2018 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission has approved an update to the Medical Services Provider Manual that will add the latest Current Procedural Terminology codes established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for State Employee Injured in Fall on Public Sidewalk | 03/23/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a state employee was not entitled to benefits for her injuries in a fall on a public sidewalk while walking to her office building. ...Read More | |||
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New Form Developed to Determine Second-Injury Fund Eligibility | 03/21/2018 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Louisiana Office of Workers’ Compensation has proposed a rule regarding a questionnaire given to newly hired workers or those who have received a conditional job offer. ...Read More | |||
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No PTD Award for Worker Who Retained Ability to Pursue Limited Employment | 03/21/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of permanent total disability benefits to an injured worker, finding there was at least some evidence upon which to base a conclusion that she was still capable of sustained remunerative employment. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Supermarket Employee Who Failed to Provide Timely Notice of Injury | 03/19/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court denied a claim by a supermarket employee, finding her claim was not compensable because she did not timely notify her employer of her alleged injury. ...Read More | |||
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New Maximum Weekly Benefits Up | 03/19/2018 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kansas Department of Labor announced new weekly workers' compensation benefits, which rose slightly, and new mileage reimbursement rates, which dropped slightly for the second straight year. ...Read More | |||
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Nearly Half of Provider Suspensions Not Prompted by Fraud | 03/08/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 4 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Almost half of the medical providers who have been kicked out of California’s workers’ compensation system under a new fraud-fighting law were never charged with fraud. ...Read More | |||
| NAIC Updates 2017 Market Share Report | 03/07/2018 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has released an updated report on workers’ comp insurance carrier market share in 2017. The Tuesday report shows the Travelers Group, The Hartford and Zurich Insurance Group as No. 1, 2 and 3, respectively. The companies are r...Read More | |||
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News Outlet Concludes Comp Series With Report About Surveillance | 03/06/2018 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Digital news outlet Honolulu Civil Beat concluded its three-part series exploring Hawaii’s workers’ compensation system with a story about surveillance operations gone awry. ...Read More | |||
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Nick Lorusso Named Chief Deputy for Insurance Department | 03/05/2018 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has appointed Nicholas “Nick” Lorusso chief deputy of the Louisiana Department of Insurance, and Denise Dunckel as deputy commissioner of public affairs. ...Read More | |||
