Workers' Compensation News
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Registration Open for Annual Educational Conference
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05/25/2016
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State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical
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Registration opened Tuesday for the 6th Annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference, slated for Aug. 18-19 in Las Vegas.
Steve George, administrator of the Division of Industrial Relations, will make opening comments, followed by a historical perspective on workers' comp o...Read More
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Ruling Didn't Stop Worker From Presenting Evidence of Surgery in Tort Suit
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05/23/2016
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A New York appellate court upheld a jury's $5,837,591.36 award of damages in a worker's third-party tort action, saying the worker was not barred from presenting evidence about his back surgery even though the Workers' Compensation Board had not found the procedure to be medically nec...Read More
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Report Finds Poor Management of Federal Employees' Claims
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05/18/2016
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By: Risk Media Solutions
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Inspector General has found that the Office of Personnel Management is doing a poor job of keeping records for workers’ compensation claims and may be paying out on claims that have already run their course, ...Read More
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Rice Reappointed as Administrative Law Judge
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05/17/2016
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State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has reappointed one administrative law judge in the Department of Workers’ Claims, but reportedly declined to reappoint three others.
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Report: Mishandling Materials is Leading Cause of Workplace Injuries
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05/17/2016
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Sprains and strains from mishandling materials is the leading cause of workplace injuries, according to a report released Monday by Travelers Cos., which analyzed more than 1.5 million workers' compensation claims filed between 2010 and 2014.
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Report: New York Fee Schedule Shifted Surgeries to New Jersey
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05/16/2016
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State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Nearly half of injured workers in New York City who had arthroscopic surgery on their knee or shoulder at an ambulatory surgery center in 2013 went to New Jersey to have the procedure done, at a much higher average cost, according to report released by the Workers' Compensation Research ...Read More
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Rating Bureau Delivers Good News, Trouble Signs With Rate Filing
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05/12/2016
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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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SAN FRANCISCO — Trends primarily relating to medical costs are favorable enough to warrant cutting the 2016 advisory pure premium rate by 5% for policies incepting on or after July 1, executives with the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau said during a Department of In...Read More
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