Workers' Compensation News
ODG Offers Free Training on Guidelines | 05/10/2019 | ||
State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The publisher of evidence-based treatment guidelines adopted by the Industrial Commission of Arizona is hosting a webinar to discuss how to use the recommendations to treat injured workers. ...Read More | |||
Oleksiak Questioned Over Law Firm's Influence in Judge's Firing | 05/01/2019 | ||
By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Three weeks after news broke that a workers' compensation judge was fired following complaints from a top Philadelphia claimants' law firm, the state secretary of labor and industry said he had little to do with the judge's dismissal. ...Read More | |||
Operators of Construction Firm Admit to $6.3M Premium Fraud Scheme | 04/25/2019 | ||
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A brother and sister who ran a construction company in Southern California admitted to falsifying payroll records in a $6.3 million premium fraud scheme, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. ...Read More | |||
ODG Names John Nelson Director of Sales | 04/25/2019 | ||
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MCG Health company ODG named John Nelson director of sales. The medical treatment guideline developer said Nelson brings more than 20 years of expe...Read More | |||
Once in Committee, Presumption Bill Passes Quickly | 04/22/2019 | ||
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A Florida House committee wasted little time Thursday approving a cancer-presumption bill that firefighters have been working on for at least a decade. ...Read More | |||
Opioid Spend Drops 15% in 2018, Specialty Meds a Concern, MyMatrixx Reports | 04/19/2019 | ||
By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
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Workers’ comp drug spending, excluding specialty drugs, dropped 3.8% last year, and spending on opioids fell 15%, according to a drug trend report released Thursday by myMatrixx. ...Read More | |||
Overexertion Injuries Leading Cause of Losses, Liberty Mutual Says | 04/11/2019 | ||
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Overexertion is the leading cause of losses among workplace injuries, according to the 2019 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index. Falls to the s...Read More | |||
OSHA Fines Roofer $132,598 for Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards | 04/09/2019 | ||
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Federal workplace safety investigators say a roofing company in Florida exposed its workers to fall hazards at a work site in Jacksonville. The ...Read More | |||
Opt-Out Bill Runs Into Opposition; Subrogation Bill Gives Carrier Half of Damages | 04/05/2019 | ||
By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
State: AR | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
With just days left in this year's legislative session, two bills have emerged that would significantly reshape the Arkansas workers' compensation landscape. Both have sparked outrage from claimants' attorneys in and out of the state. ...Read More | |||
Oregon Biz Community Afire Over 'Earth-Shattering' Reform Proposals | 03/21/2019 | ||
By: Eddie Curran (correspondent) | |||
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On Friday, some 30 Oregon stakeholders, lawyers and state workers’ comp officials will convene for a three-hour work session held by the Management-Labor Advisory Committee. It will be the fourth such meeting in as many weeks dedicated to a single bill before the Legislature, with additiona...Read More | |||