Workers' Compensation News
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Orthopedic Surgeon Gives Up Treating Privileges
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01/05/2018
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Bronx orthopedic surgeon Albert Graziosa has voluntarily resigned his authorization to treat injured workers, effective Dec. 28, the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board says in Subject No. 046-1013...Read More
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On-the-Job Overdose Deaths Surging, BLS Reports
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12/29/2017
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Workplace fatalities increased for the third year in a row in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and officials said the nation’s opioid crisis may have played a role in the trend.
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OWCP Reviews Info Collection for Black-Lung Claims
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12/29/2017
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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As part of a paperwork reduction effort, the federal Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs is inviting comment on the necessity of two forms used in coal miners’ claims for black lung benefits.
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Old Fund Nearly Debt-Free
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12/28/2017
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State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Old Fund, which had a debt of $3 billion in 2006, has reduced its debt to $29 million, Revenue Secretary Dave Hardy writes in the ...Read More
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One Call to Change Referral Practices as Result of PT Settlement
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12/27/2017
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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One Call Care Management will make sweeping changes in how it runs its physical therapy business to settle a lawsuit filed by the nonprofit Independent Physical Therapists of California.
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Opioid Guidelines Proposed Via Formal Rule-Making
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12/22/2017
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By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter)
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State: NC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The North Carolina Industrial Commission formally proposed opioid-prescribing guidelines incorporating few, if any, substantive changes over the draft proposal issued last month.
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On-the-Job Deaths Increased 3.4% Last Year
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12/21/2017
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Occupational deaths in Texas increased 3.4% in 2016 over the prior year, with pedestrian vehicular fatalities increasing 50%, the Division of Worker’s Compensation says in a new report.
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