Workers' Compensation News
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Rules Proposed to Calculate Value of Employer-Provided Housing | 01/10/2018 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Montana Department of Labor and Industry will hold a hearing Friday on proposed rules governing how to calculate the value of employer-provided housing when determining wages paid to an injured w...Read More | |||
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Retirement Didn't Preclude Award of Disability Benefits | 01/05/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s voluntary retirement did not render him ineligible for disability benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
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Roofing Contractor Cited for Safety Hazards | 01/05/2018 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Holland roofing contractor faces proposed penalties totaling $91,629 for exposing workers to falls and other safety hazards, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration says. ...Read More | |||
| Rating Bureau's C&R Committee Meeting Jan. 23 | 01/04/2018 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Classification and Rating Committee of California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will review potential changes to the medical-only reporting requirements during a Jan. 23 meeting in Oakland. The WCIRB is considering repealing a rule from its Uniform Statis...Read More | |||
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Reportedly Fired Applicants' Attorney Shoots 2 Coworkers, Killing 1, at Holiday Party | 01/03/2018 | |
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| By: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Shock waves rippled through Southern California’s legal community this weekend after a workers’ compensation attorney fatally shot one colleague and wounded another before killing himself. ...Read More | |||
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Report: L&I Seeing Increase in Complaints From Injured Farmworkers | 12/21/2017 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Yakima Herald-Republic reports that farm labor advocates have collected about 400 complaints from workers regarding the Washington state Department of Labor and Industries’ claims handling processes, many saying they’ve been forced to rely on food banks and public assistance for s...Read More | |||
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Rule Outlining Insurers' Reimbursement Request Procedures Effective Next Week | 12/20/2017 | |
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| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A rule requiring insurers and self-insured employers to submit reimbursement requests to the Workers' Compensation Administrative Account within two years will go into effect Dec. 27. ...Read More | |||
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Researchers Beginning to Find Benefits of Opioid Guidelines | 12/18/2017 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| Even though opioid prescribing guidelines are being used more widely, including in workers’ compensation, few research studies have looked at to what extent use of the guidelines lowers medical costs, reduces opioid use or improves patient outcomes. ...Read More | |||
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Report Cites High Workplace Death Rate, Low Benefits | 12/18/2017 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Mississippi workers die on the job at a rate double that of the national average, according to a new report by the National Employment Law Project. ...Read More | |||
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Reform Bill Coming Back Before Legislature in 2018 | 12/15/2017 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Alaska lawmakers will consider a proposal to adopt evidence-based treatment guidelines, and cap temporary total disability duration and attorney fees when they return to the State Capitol Building in Juneau on Jan. 16. ...Read More | |||
