Workers' Compensation News
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Professor Suggests OSHA Violations Could Prove Occupational Nature of COVID Claims | 02/09/2021 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| For those who have complained that COVID-19 workers' compensation claims are too difficult to prove and that federal citations aren't much of a deterrent to unsafe workplaces, here's an idea that would tie the two concepts together. ...Read More | |||
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Physicians Should Use 2021 Codes for Office Visits, Agency Says | 02/01/2021 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Physicians treating injured workers should follow the American Medical Association's 2021 guidelines that spell out which billing codes to use for office visits, the Kentucky Department of Workers' Claims announced. ...Read More | |||
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Prison Guard Charged With Managing Restaurant While on TTD | 02/01/2021 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A state corrections officer has been charged with working while collecting almost $48,000 in workers' compensation benefits. Hoai Le, 49, of...Read More | |||
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Panel Asks Lawmakers to Butt Out of Medical Fees, but More Changes Needed, Stakeholders Say | 01/28/2021 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida's Three-Member Panel is again asking the Legislature to step aside on medical reimbursement rates, but the panel stopped short of asking lawmakers to fix other problems that stakeholders have repeatedly asked for. ...Read More | |||
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Postal Service Delays Slow Benefits Checks; Direct Deposit Urged | 01/28/2021 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Pennsylvania attorneys are urging injured workers to sign up for direct deposit after several reports that Postal Service delays have left claimants without benefits checks. ...Read More | |||
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Patronis Helped 'Move the Needle' on COVID Claims, but Data Show Many Denied | 12/29/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida's chief financial officer told a political news site this week that actions by his office and by Florida cities have helped to make COVID-19 a compensable condition for a broad range of workers in the state. ...Read More | |||
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PTSD Bill Passes Without Funding for Benefits | 12/29/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill to make it easier for first responders to qualify for mental health benefits passed in a watered-down form on the last day of the Ohio legislative session. ...Read More | |||
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Prison Guard Pleads to Altering Return-to-Work Date on Doctor's Report | 12/28/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A former New York prison guard has pleaded guilty to altering a doctor's note, which allowed the man to postpone his return-to-work date by one week. ...Read More | |||
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Postman Dips Twice, Pleads Guilty | 12/23/2020 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former postal worker in Maryland pleaded guilty Monday to defrauding the federal government out of almost $62,700 in injury benefits from 2016 to 2019, the U.S. Attorney's office announced. ...Read More | |||
| Previsor Appoints Tim Jackman President and CEO | 12/18/2020 | ||
| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The board of directors for Previsor Insurance named Tim Jackman president and CEO, a position in which he will oversee operations that include service agreements with Missouri Employers Mutual. ...Read More | |||
