Workers' Compensation News
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Rand Finds Mixed Results in Assessment of COVID Presumption Legislation | 03/09/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Rand Corp. said it is unable to provide recommendations about whether COVID-19 presumptions and other provisions in SB 1159 were the optimal response to the pandemic, but some of its findings support the approach California lawmakers took with the 2020 bill. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Bus Driver's Claim for Assault Denied Over Failure to Retreat | 03/09/2022 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Virginia bus driver whose assault by a passenger was recorded by surveillance cameras is fighting for workers’ compensation benefits after the transit authority’s carrier denied his claim on the grounds that he missed opportunities to run away from his attacker, according to a ...Read More | |||
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Report: Woman Sentenced for Stealing Dead Mother's Comp Benefits | 03/03/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York woman was ordered to serve three weekends in jail Wednesday after admitting she stole $15,027 in workers’ compensation benefits issued to her dead mother, according to a report by ...Read More | |||
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Report: Lawmaker Revives PTSD Bill | 03/03/2022 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Georgia senator revived a bill that would provide workers’ compensation coverage for first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder after a similar measure died in the lower chamber, according to a ...Read More | |||
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Report: Judge Dismisses All but 1 Charge Against Radiologist | 03/01/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Southern California judge dismissed 120 of 121 felony charges against a radiologist accused of participating in a $17 million workers’ compensation fraud scheme, according to a report by ...Read More | |||
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Resident's Injuries in Hospital Mass Shooting Didn't Arise From Employment | 02/18/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a determination by the Workers’ Compensation Board that a medical resident’s wounds from being shot by a disgruntled former hospital employee had arisen out of his employment. ...Read More | |||
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Report: COVID Claims Cost Three Times City's Average Comp Budget | 02/14/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas city of Amarillo incurred three times more in costs for COVID-19 claims in the most recent fiscal year than it typically budgets for all workers’ compensation claims in a year, according to a report by ...Read More | |||
| Report: Union Workers Argue Against Crime Surveillance | 02/04/2022 | ||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Orleans Fire Fighters Association and other labor advocates are raising concerns after the city government used its $40 million street corner crime camera network to contest a workers' compensation claim and justify the termination of three city employees, ...Read More | |||
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Registration Open for 2022 Medical & Health Symposium | 02/04/2022 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff The Ohio Bur...Read More | |||
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Revised Copy Shop Fee Schedule Would Increase Flat Rate to $230 | 01/27/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Wednesday proposed increasing the flat rate for copy services to $230 from $180, a slight increase over a proposal from 2021 that would have increased the payment to $225. ...Read More | |||
