Workers' Compensation News
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PTSD Bill Fading Fast, but Alternate Employer Organization Plan Passes | 12/07/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| With just a few days left in Ohio's 2020 legislative session, it's becoming clear that only one significant workers' compensation measure has passed both houses, while two other bills appear to be on life support. ...Read More | |||
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Prosecutors Charge Labor Contractor With Insurance Fraud | 12/01/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Ventura County man has been charged with insurance fraud after he allegedly kept health and disability benefits from injured workers and failed to notify his carrier after employees suffered on-the-job injuries, prosecutors said. ...Read More | |||
| Puga Remembered for Changing Texas Law that Brought Comp to Farmworkers | 11/30/2020 | ||
| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas woman credited with helping to bring workers' compensation coverage to most Texas farmworkers has died at age 92, almost 40 years after she won a landmark state Supreme Court decision. ...Read More | |||
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Prosecutors Charge Man in Alleged $63K Comp Fraud Scheme | 11/23/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Southern California man allegedly received more than $63,000 in fraudulent workers’ compensation benefits after lying to doctors about his condition, according to the Department of Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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Pinnacol Announces 6% Rate Cut | 11/20/2020 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Colorado’s largest workers’ compensation carrier, Pinnacol Assurance, announced that it will lower rates by an average of 6% in 2021. ...Read More | |||
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Premiums Not Falling As Much as Benefits Have, NASI Report Finds | 11/10/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Benefits for injured workers nationwide have declined significantly in recent years, but employer costs have not fallen as much, according to a new report from the National Academy of Social Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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Pain Management Advocates Hope 'Pain Coaches' Can Steer Injured Workers Away From Opioids | 10/30/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| As workers’ compensation systems continue to look for ways to reduce injured employees’ reliance on opioids or expensive surgeries, advocates say a relatively new recovery option featuring “pain coaches” could help workers deal with chronic pain without experiencing potent...Read More | |||
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P&T Committee Recommends Capping Opioid Dosages for Special Fill, Post-Surgery | 10/27/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A panel that advises the California Division of Workers' Compensation on evidence-based changes to the drug formulary has recommended clarifying what constitutes a four-day supply of opioids that can be prescribed without prospective review immediately following an injury or in the period imm...Read More | |||
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Paraplegic Gets Comp Carrier's Intervention Petition Tossed Out of Civil Suit | 10/27/2020 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a paraplegic worker was entitled to the dismissal of a workers’ compensation insurance carrier’s petition of intervention in his negligence suit against the parish that had hired his employer to perform sewer work. ...Read More | |||
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Premium Assessments Increasing for 2021 | 10/26/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services on Friday announced employer assessments will increase in 2021 to cover the costs of administering the state’s workers’ compensation system and enforcing workplace safety laws. ...Read More | |||
