Workers' Compensation News
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Parties Cannot Be Compelled to Arbitrate Challenge to Legality of EquityComp Program | 10/23/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that a group of disgruntled EquityComp customers could not be compelled to arbitrate their challenge to the legality of the insurance program. ...Read More | |||
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Pure Premium Rate Drops for 8th Year in a Row | 10/23/2018 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Michigan’s pure premium advisory rate will decrease by 8.3% in 2019, marketing the eighth consecutive rate decrease, the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs said Monday. ...Read More | |||
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Premium Assessments to Increase in 2019 | 10/22/2018 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services announced that employer assessments need to increase next year to cover its costs of administering the state’s workers’ compensation system and workplace safety laws. ...Read More | |||
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Pleas for Adequate Compensation Dominate MLFS Hearing | 10/19/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| OAKLAND, Calif. — The solution to concerns over abusive billing practices and low-quality medical-legal reports might just be more money. ...Read More | |||
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Protz 'Fix' Applauded, but May Mean More Litigation | 10/19/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Insurers and employer groups are celebrating after the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed House Bill 1840, known as the “Protz Fix,” be...Read More | |||
| Protz Fix, Uninsured Employer Fund Bills Clear Legislature | 10/18/2018 | ||
| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Two workers' comp bills are on their way to the governor after passing the Pennsylvania legislature late Wednesday night, the last day of the 2018 session. House Bill 1840, known as the Protz Fix because it aims to correct what the state Supreme Court struck down l...Read More | |||
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Panel Revives Worker's Claim Over Service Dispute | 10/18/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel ruled that an employer’s failure to set forth facts supporting its claim that it never received proper service of an employee’s complaint resulted in a forfeiture of its ability to raise the issue...Read More | |||
| Pie Enters Ninth State With Online, Direct Policies | 10/17/2018 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Pie Insurance, which offers direct, online sales of workers’ comp coverage to small businesses, has started selling policies in California, the company announced Tuesday. California is the ninth state in which Pie has launched this year. As of June, the company was selling policies ...Read More | |||
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Payment to PTP for Med-Legal Work Depends on Facts | 10/15/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California’s Labor Code and Medical-Legal Fee Schedule both appear to allow a primary treating physician to perform a comprehensive medical-legal report, but the laws and rules are anything but clear. ...Read More | |||
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Providers Say Reimbursement Inadequate Under Proposed Pharmacy Rules | 10/10/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Service providers say changes to the pharmaceutical fee schedule that the Division of Workers’ Compensation proposed in September could significantly reduce reimbursement rates in California. ...Read More | |||
