Workers' Compensation News
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Split Supreme Court Accepts Impossibility Defense to VSSR Claims
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10/01/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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In a case of first impression, a divided Ohio Supreme Court last week ruled that an employer can defend itself from liability for an enhanced award of benefits based on a violation of a specific safety requirement if it would have been impossible to comply.
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Study Shows How Dispensing Reforms Helped in Some States, but Not Others
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09/28/2018
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Legislation passed in 2014 designed to curb physician-dispensed medications has had a significant effect on cost, but perhaps not as much as lawmakers had hoped, thanks to new pharmacies that sprang up to fill expensive compound-drug prescriptions.
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Supreme Court Clarifies Law on Voluntary Abandonment
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09/28/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a worker who quit his job before recovering from a compensable injury lost his entitlement to temporary total disability benefits.
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Seasonal Worker Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor
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09/26/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A California farmworker who lied about the extent of her injuries will serve 100 hours of community service and pay a $220 fine after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor, Intercare Holdings Insurance Services said Tuesday.
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SAIF Holding Forum for Reforestation Employers
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09/19/2018
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Oregon’s SAIF Corp. is holding payroll reporting and injury prevention training for employers in the business of restocking depleted forests and woodlands.
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Support for Geographic Pricing Grows; SCIF Requests Time for Implementation
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09/18/2018
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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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The California Orthopaedic Association came out in support of a proposal to incorporate geographic price modifiers into the medical fee schedule during a 15-day comment period that ended Friday, and State Compensation Insurance Fund has asked for at least six months to implement the changes....Read More
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