Workers' Compensation News
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Revised MTUS Regulations Now in Effect
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04/22/2015
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical
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Revised Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule regulations that explain and clarify the process for making evidence-based treatment decisions took effect Monday, the Division of Workers' Compensation announced.
The revised rules state the MTUS is the primary source of guidance for tre...Read More
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Report: State DOL's annual Workplace Fatality Count Excludes many Deaths
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04/14/2015
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Source: Charlotte News & Observer
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State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The North Carolina Department of Labor’s annual count of workplace fatalities leaves out dozens of workers who die on the job each year, in part because a workplace death doesn’t count in the statistics if the state doesn’t investigate the accident scene, according to a ...Read More
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Raceway Worker Gets Award for Respiratory Problems
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04/09/2015
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a Yonkers Raceway employee for a respiratory condition caused by contaminants emitted through air-conditioning vents.
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Rockland County Brokerage to Begin Selling Utica National Insurance
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04/07/2015
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Hudson United Insurance Services, a New York state brokerage, has partnered with the property and casualty carrier Utica National Insurance Group to sell coverage in the Rockland County area.
Hudson United will begin selling insurance products from Utica National to both individ...Read More
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Rating Bureau Proceeding with Plan to Use Variable Split Point for X-Mods
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04/03/2015
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is finalizing a new method to calculate experience ratings for California employers that would be less sensitive to claim costs and more responsive to frequency.
While the big news coming out of Wednesday's meeting of the Governing...Read More
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Regulators Mulling Electronic Submission of Medical Records to Speed Up IMR
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03/27/2015
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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OAKLAND, Calif. – The Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation on Thursday endorsed a proposal to mandate electronic submission of medical records during the independent medical-review process, a move meant to address concerns about delayed treatment reviews.
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Rhoades Firm Adds Morrow as named Partner
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03/26/2015
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State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Law Offices of Joseph J. Rhoades is now known as Rhoades & Morrow after making firm associate Stephen T. Morrow a named partner, the Delaware firm announced, according to MilfordLive.com.
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