Workers' Compensation News
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Study Finds Shrinking Proportion of Low-Back Claims
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10/15/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 203 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 14 min read
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Low-back pain may be losing ground as one of the top causes of workers’ comp claims, according to a new study that found lower-back injuries accounted for 15.4% of lost-time claims in 2015, compared to 22% in 2008.
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Supreme Court Rejects Employer's Challenge to Non-Final Order
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10/12/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NV | Segment: WEST | 85 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 5 min read
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The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that an employer could not challenge a trial judge’s order remanding a worker’s claim for consideration, since the order was not an appealable final ruling.
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State Gets Another Rate Decrease, but Supreme Court Case Looms
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10/10/2018
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: KS | Segment: Top | 157 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 13 min read
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Kansas officials are celebrating a fifth straight workers’ compensation rate decrease, but worker advocates are reminding them that the outlook could soon change with a looming state Supreme Court decision.
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State Gets $2.5 Million for Return-to-Work Program
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10/10/2018
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State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 48 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read
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Kentucky is the latest state to receive a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, part of a new focus on returning injured workers to the job quickly, when opportunity for improvement is the greatest.
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Study Shows Chiros Focusing on 'Easy' Lower-Back Exams
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10/09/2018
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: TX | Segment: Top | 236 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 14 min read
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A study by the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation draws a bold line under a concern that physicians have had for years: The designated doctor program has tilted heavily toward chiropractors and away from medical doctors.
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Split Court Denies Benefits to Worker for Alleged Injury
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10/09/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 123 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 14 min read
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A divided New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to benefits for a injury she allegedly sustained while scanning her employer-provided parking pass to enter a public parking garage at her workplace.
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SunPoint Assumes CUNA Mutual's Runoff Portfolio
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10/09/2018
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 100 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 1 min read
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SunPoint Holdings Ltd., through its wholly owned subsidiary SunPoint Reinsurance Ltd., has assumed a runoff portfolio of workers’ compensation liabilities from CUNA Mutual Group.
CUNA, a Wisconsin-based insurance group, provides financial services to credit unions across the U....Read More
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Share of MDs Certified as Designated Docs Drops Sharply
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10/08/2018
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 151 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 57 min read
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The share of designated doctors who are medical doctors plummeted after the Texas Legislature adopted tighter training and certification rules in 2011, while the share who are chiropractors nearly doubled, according to ...Read More
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