Workers' Compensation News
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Report: 12 Hanford Workers File Claims Under New Presumption
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07/24/2018
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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At least a dozen workers at the Hanford nuclear facility have filed workers’ compensation claims since a new Washington state law took effect creating a presumption of compensability for certain conditions, according to a ...Read More
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Report Says CMS Usually Demands More for Set-Asides Than Actual Costs
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07/23/2018
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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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A new white paper that compares actual medical costs following a workers’ comp settlement with amounts projected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services suggests that seeking CMS approval for set-asides may not be the best option.
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Roofing Contractor Fined $48K for Fall Hazards
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07/23/2018
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State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Wisconsin roofing contractor for the sixth time in the past five years for allegedly exposing employees to falls.
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Report: Widow's Death Benefits Halved for Husband's Use of Pot
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07/19/2018
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State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The wife of a ski lift operator who died in December is appealing the decision of Colorado’s largest workers’ compensation carrier to reduce her death benefits because of her husband’s use of marijuana, according to media reports.
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Remaining Defendants in Pain Relief Health Center Case Plead Guilty
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07/18/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A chiropractor accused of running medical mills in Los Angeles and California’s Central Valley pleaded guilty to a single count of aiding and abetting health care fraud, and a psychologist charged with paying kickbacks for referrals pleaded guilty to fraud.
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Rebranding May Not Mean Widespread Changes for Patriot National
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07/17/2018
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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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Patriot National has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy and has changed its name, but whether the provider of technology services to the insurance industry can overcome its past troubles remains to be seen.
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Rates to Drop For Third Straight Year
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07/16/2018
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State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Most Wisconsin employers will see another drop in workers' compensation rates after the state insurance commissioner approved a rate reduction for the third straight year.
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Registration Opens for Educational Conference
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07/16/2018
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services opened registration for its 16th annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference scheduled for the end of September.
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Report: Study to Reassess Cancer Risk at Firehouse
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07/10/2018
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Oncological epidemiologists in Washington state will take another crack at assessing whether firefighters at a single firehouse in Seattle have a higher rate of cancer than their colleagues, according to a ...Read More
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