Workers' Compensation News
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Private-Label Drugs Drive Concern About Topical Medications | 10/09/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| As the workers’ comp industry has reined in spending on custom-made compounded pain creams, other types of topical medications are now drawing scrutiny. ...Read More | |||
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Pet Food Manufacturer Failed to Correct Safety Violations, OSHA Says | 10/09/2018 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a New Jersey pet food manufacturer for allegedly failing to correct previously identified workplace safety hazards. ...Read More | |||
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PDMP Dispensing Mandates Cut Risky Prescribing, Study Finds | 10/05/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Despite at least two recent studies that question the effectiveness of prescription drug monitoring programs, a new study finds that PDMPs do work to reduce risky opioid prescribing when prescribers are required to check the database. ...Read More | |||
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Protz Fix, Uninsured Employer Bill Approved by Committees | 10/05/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| With just a few voting days left in the session, two long-awaited bills that would have a significant impact on workers’ compensation costs and benefits appear to be gathering some steam. ...Read More | |||
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Prior Ruling Didn't Bar Exclusive Remedy Defense Against Injured Worker | 10/02/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Illinois Appellate Court panel on Friday ruled that worker’s tort claim against his employer’s alleged joint venturer was barred by the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
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Parish Bears No Liability for Cement Truck Driver's Fatal Crash | 09/25/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that the family of a truck driver failed to prove that his fatal accident had been caused by the defective condition of the road on which he had been traveling. ...Read More | |||
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Passing Scores Save UROs From Paying Most Penalties for 2018 Audit Violations | 09/24/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Five utilization review organizations audited this year all scored passing grades, resulting in the Division of Workers’ Compensation waiving most of the penalties they faced for violations uncovered during the inspections. ...Read More | |||
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Paradigm Deal Illustrates Interest in Catastrophic Care | 09/21/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Paradigm Outcomes, a provider of medical management for catastrophically injured workers, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by OMERS Private Equity, the companies announced Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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Panel Says Judge Improperly Capped Worker's PPD Award | 09/21/2018 | |
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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 a church employee’s permanent partial disability benefits were improperly capped, since the evidence did not support a finding that she had been fired for stealing. ...Read More | |||
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Proposed Rules Raise Many Questions on What Makes for PTSD | 09/20/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Six months after the Florida Legislature deemed post-traumatic stress disorder a workplace injury, and just days before the law takes effect, state regulators are still grappling with the essence of the issue: What horrible scenes qualify a first responder for compensation? ...Read More | |||
