Workers' Compensation News
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Report: Management Opposes Rate Hike | 10/30/2023 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The majority of people testifying at a public hearing Thursday opposed a 4.9% rate increase proposed by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, according ...Read More | |||
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REG Publishes Pharmacy Cost and Utilization Report | 10/13/2023 | |
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| Source: Steve Nichols (News Contributor) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Pharmacy service utilization decreased from 2009 to 2022 and the closed drug formulary introduced more than a decade ago lowered both opioid drug use and system costs, according to a new report by the Texas Department of Insurance’s Worker’s Compensation Research and Evaluation Group....Read More | |||
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Rulemaking Committee Seeks Feedback From System Users | 10/06/2023 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division’s rulemaking advisory committee is seeking suggestions from system users for agenda topics for an upcoming meeting. ...Read More | |||
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Reduction of Worker's SLU Award Not Supported by Evidence | 09/28/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a schedule loss of use award to a worker, finding the Workers’ Compensation Board’s assessment of the medical evidence was not supported by the record. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Countertop Workers Suffer Wave of Silicosis | 09/27/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Los Angeles Times reported that dozens of California workers who cut stone slabs for countertops have developed silicosis. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Social Security Clawing Back Overpayments From Injured Workers | 09/22/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Injured workers are getting caught up in the federal government’s efforts to claw back billions of dollars in Social Security overpayments, according to a report by the Kaiser Family...Read More | |||
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Report: Minneapolis Approves Another $1M for PTSD Claims | 09/20/2023 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A committee of the Minneapolis City Council authorized paying another $1 million to former police officers claiming to have suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder or other injuries, according to a report by the local Fox affiliate. ...Read More | |||
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Rising Medical Publishes 2022 Benchmarking Report | 09/19/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| National cost-containment and case-management firm Rising Medical Solutions on Monday released its 2022 Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study summarizing survey responses from more than 3,600 claims professionals about their top priorities, challenges and opportunities. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Sheriff's Deputy Acquitted of Fraud Charges | 09/15/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Southern California sheriff’s deputy accused of filing a false workers’ compensation claim was acquitted on fraud charges, according to a report by MyNe...Read More | |||
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Reinstatement of Default Judgment Requires Dismissal of Worker's Appeal | 09/15/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that its decision reinstating default judgment against a defendant required that it dismiss a worker’s appeal of his denied motion for summary judgment on his claims. ...Read More | |||
