Workers' Compensation News
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Retrial of FELA Claim Was Properly Limited to Question of Damages
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09/30/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Texas appellate court ruled that a railway worker who got a new trial on his Federal Employers' Liability Act claim properly had his second trial limited only to the issue of damages since the insufficiency of the damage award from the first trial was what prompted the retrial....Read More
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Regulators Investigating Cuts to Implant Reimbursements
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09/25/2013
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State: SD | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By John P. Kamin, ReporterThe South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation will try to verify carriers' claims that providers are overcharging for medical implants as it mulls a potential change to the state&...Read More
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Rochester Doctor Resigns SWCB Authorizations
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09/25/2013
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Dr. Matthew Tomaino, of Rochester, N.Y., has resigned his authorizations from the New York State Workers' Compensation Board to treat injured workers and to perform independent medical examinations, effective Sept. 24.SWCB said in a regulatory notice on Tuesday that reports submitted...Read More
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Rating Course on AMA Guides Set for Nov. 16
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09/25/2013
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State: TN | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Tennessee Medical Impairment Rating Program, a unit of the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development, will hold a course on rating impairments using the American Medical Association Sixth Edition of the Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment on Nov. 16 in Knoxville, Tenn....Read More
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Reform Bill Opponents Ask High Court for Immediate Review
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09/20/2013
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State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By John P. Kamin, ReporterA suit challenging the constitutionality of the workers' compensation reform bill that created an administrative court system, slashed benefits and led to a 14.6% decrease in the state's ...Read More
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Report: Pure Premium Decreased by 29% from 1997 to 2011
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09/20/2013
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State: MN | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Minnesota's pure premium rates have decreased by 29% from 1997 to 2011, according to a news report from the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry. The agency issued its Annual Workers' Compensation System Report on Thursday, which is ...Read More
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Roofing Contractor Cited following Multiple Injuries in Cordova
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09/20/2013
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State: AL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited an Alabama roofing contractor for six safety violations following an accident that injured three workers at a worksite in Cordova, Ala., last March.OSHA said in a news release that Marcus Borden, based in Russellville, Ala....Read More
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Rejection of Prime-Tanning Bankruptcy Plan becomes Final
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09/18/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A defunct tannery and its related entities will not be seeking further review of their joint liquidation plan that had proposed appropriating money they had set aside to cover outstanding workers'...Read More
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Rule Would Allow Extension of TD during Vocational Training
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09/17/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Wcc
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The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division is proposing a rules change to implement legislation passed earlier this year that allows an extension of temporary disability benefits when injured workers are going through vocational training.House Bill 2069 gives the director of the Depar...Read More
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Report: Peer-to-Peer Talks Result in More Provider Agreements
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09/12/2013
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State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By John P. Kamin, ReporterCarriers that arranged peer-to-peer discussions with doctors who prescribed drugs not recommended by the Official Disability Guidelines were far more likely to get those doctors to sign agreement...Read More
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