Workers' Compensation News
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Report: No Testimony in Case Over Inmates' Access to Comp
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12/07/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Attorneys in a case questioning whether a group of California jail inmates are eligible for comp benefits for injuries they sustained while on a work assignment told a judge that live testimony won’t be necessary, according to a report by the ...Read More
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Ruling on Industrial Commissioner 'Power Grab' Applauded by Democrats
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12/07/2018
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: NC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Politics has always played a role in deciding who serves on state boards and commissions, but a ruling by a North Carolina court this week shows just how partisan things have become, even for the workers’ compensation regulatory agency, attorneys said.
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Regulators Say Independent Contractor Label Not a Work Comp Dodge
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12/06/2018
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By: Eddie Curran (correspondent)
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When businesses ask the West Virginia insurance commissioner’s office for advice on exempting workers from mandatory workers’ compensation coverage, they are directed to the Internal Revenue Service’s definition of an independent contractor.
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Rule Change Would Require PBMs to Pass Along Rebates
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12/06/2018
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Pharmacy benefit managers will have to pass along any rebates or other "third-party revenue" to employers and insurers under amendments to the Pharmacy Fee Schedule proposed by the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board.
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Revolving Fund Drives Majority of Assessment Increase
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12/04/2018
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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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Increased use of the supplemental benefit program created by 2012 reforms, and less revenue from lien filing fees, both contributed to the need for the Department of Industrial Relations to increase its annual assessment on California employers, by more than $80 million.
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Research Shows Continued Savings Since 2005 Reforms
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12/04/2018
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Thirteen years after Texas revamped its approach to workers' compensation, the system continues to reflect cost savings and worker satisfaction, the Division of Workers' Compensation reported Monday.
The division's Research and Evaluation Group by law is required every other y...Read More
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Robots, Temp Workers Cited as Emerging Industrial Risks
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12/03/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Employees are facing a changing landscape of work-related risks, which may include robots, temporary employees and workplace violence, yet employers are doing little to address the emerging threats, a risk manager said.
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Restaurant Worker Failed to Link Ulcer to Pain Meds
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11/29/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Tennessee Supreme Court on Monday adopted a panel determination that a restaurant worker was not entitled to coverage for medical treatment for a bleeding ulcer, since he did not prove the condition was caused by the medication he had been prescribed following an on-the-job injury.
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