Workers' Compensation News
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New Study: Medical Payments Still Increasing
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11/03/2017
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State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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While growth in Wisconsin’s workers’ compensation medical payments per claim has slowed in recent years, they were still increasing at a faster rate than other states studied by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
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No Benefits for Family of Worker Killed in Accident While Driving
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10/23/2017
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the family of a worker who was killed in a car accident was not entitled to benefits in the absence of evidence establishing where the worker was headed when he died.
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New NIOSH Center Will Study Robots in Workplace
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10/23/2017
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health has launched a new center to study the safety and health implications of robots in the workplace.
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Number of QMEs Falls as Panel Requests Increase
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10/20/2017
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Other
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OAKLAND, California — The number of qualified medical evaluators in California’s workers’ comp system continues to decline, even as requests for QME panels have soared 87% over the last 10 years, according to a report unveiled Thursday.
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No Supreme Court Review for Self-Represented Petitioner
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10/20/2017
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The California Supreme Court will not be reviewing a self-represented worker’s challenge to an administrative determination that she had failed to timely file a petition to reopen her comp claim.
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