Workers' Compensation News
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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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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Sedgwick announced that Josephine Copeland has joined the company’s managed care division as senior vice president of product design and strategy. ...Read More | |||
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State Trooper's Mistaken Self-Diagnosis Doesn't Support Denial of CT Claim | 04/21/2021 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals ruled that a state trooper’s claim for benefits should not have been denied just because he did not initially understand what was wrong or show that his work activities were the sole cause of his injury. ...Read More | |||
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Sheriff's Spokeswoman Charged With Comp Fraud | 04/16/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A spokeswoman for a South Florida sheriff’s department was arrested on charges of workers’ compensation fraud and official misconduct after allegedly lying about being injured during a fall at work, according to a report by the ...Read More | |||
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State Charges Owner of Adult Care Facility With Premium Fraud | 04/15/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The owner of a Los Angeles adult residential care facility is accused of underreporting his payroll by nearly $6 million to reduce his workers’ compensation premiums by more than $1 million, the California Department of Insurance announced. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Employer Must Reimburse Worker for Medical Marijuana | 04/14/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s decision holding that workers’ compensation carriers can be compelled to reimburse workers who use medical cannabis to treat their injuries and illnesses. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Denial of Worker's Request to Reopen Not Subject to Judicial Review | 04/14/2021 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland ruled that a trial judge erred in ordering the Workers’ Compensation Commission to exercise its discretion to reopen a worker’s claim. ...Read More | |||
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Statute of Limitations for Health Care Providers Applies to Pharmacies | 04/14/2021 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| In a case of first impression, the Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that a pharmacy’s claims for payment were time-barred by the statute of limitations applicable to health care providers. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Upholds VSSR Award | 04/12/2021 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Ohio Supreme Court upheld a decision awarding an injured worker an additional 25% of the maximum weekly rate of compensation based on the finding that the employer’s failure to comply with a specific safety requirement was the proximate cause of the injury. ...Read More | |||
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Settlement Funds Aren't Exempt From Worker's Bankruptcy Estate | 04/07/2021 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bankruptcy court judge in Wisconsin ruled that the funds from a workers’ compensation claim settlement designated for a debtor’s medical treatment providers were not exempt from a bankruptcy estate. ...Read More | |||
