Workers' Compensation News
| Senate Passes Firefighter Cancer Bill | 04/29/2021 | ||
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| The Missouri state Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that would create a voluntary benefits pool for firefighters who develop cancer. ...Read More | |||
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Statewide MPN Proposal Amended to Request Study | 04/28/2021 | |
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| Legislation that originally proposed creating a statewide medical provider network to treat injured workers in California was recently amended to instead request a study of delays and access-to-care issues in MPNs. ...Read More | |||
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SCOTUS Won't Review Decision Allowing State to Set Air Ambulance Rates | 04/28/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
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| The U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition from an air ambulance company that challenged a decision from the Texas Supreme Court holding that federal law does not preempt the state's comp system from regulating prices for transporting injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies Extent of Statutory Employer Protections | 04/28/2021 | |
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| In a case of first impression, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled that delivery services ancillary to a contract for the sale of goods do not create a statutory employer relationship between the customer and the service provider’s employee. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Committee Passes Bill to Tighten Window for Employers to Accept Claim Liability | 04/27/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California state Senate committee on Monday approved legislation that would cut in half the time employers have to accept liability for most workers’ compensation claims. ...Read More | |||
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SCOTUS Declines to Hear Brain Damage Cases From Former Pro Wrestlers | 04/27/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it would not hear appeals from several former pro wrestlers who sued World Wrestling Entertainment, claiming the company ignored repeated head trauma that led to brain damage and other ailments, according to ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes State Fund Investment Bill | 04/26/2021 | |
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| The California Senate unanimously approved a bill that would extend a provision giving State Compensation Insurance Fund additional discretion with its investment portfolio. ...Read More | |||
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Self-Represented Worker's Claim Shouldn't Have Been Dismissed | 04/26/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a self-represented worker’s claim should not have been dismissed due to a lack of prosecution. Cas...Read More | |||
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Survey: More Than Half of Comp Professionals Adopted Telemedicine During Pandemic | 04/23/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| More than 50% of workers’ compensation professionals in the U.S. adopted telemedicine in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey conducted by insurance technology compa...Read More | |||
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Sedgwick Names Josephine Copeland SVP of Managed Care Product Design and Strategy | 04/22/2021 | |
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| Sedgwick announced that Josephine Copeland has joined the company’s managed care division as senior vice president of product design and strategy. ...Read More | |||
