Workers' Compensation News
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Statute of Limitations for Comp Claims Doesn't Apply to Joinder Petitions
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12/27/2019
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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In a case of first impression, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a joinder petition does not need to be filed within the three-year statute of limitations for a workers’ compensation claim.
Case: Sota Construction Services Inc. v. WCAB (Czarnecki, Za...Read More
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Speculative Benefit of Successful Appeal Doesn't Warrant Attorney Fees
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12/26/2019
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An injured worker is not entitled to attorney fees for a successful appeal of an administrative decision that added an allowed condition, because whether she will receive any “additional relief” is purely speculative, the Washington state Court of Appeals ruled.
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Study Highlights Talent Shortage and Need for Advocacy Based Training
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12/23/2019
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By: Tonika Reed (Reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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In Rising Medical Solutions’ seventh annual Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study researchers exploring claims operational issues from the perspective of claims processors uncovered matters regarding the ongoing threat of a talent shortage.
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State Approves 10.7% Loss Cost Decrease for 2020
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12/23/2019
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State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Virginia Corporation Commission has approved an overall loss cost decrease of 10.7% for the voluntary market and an 8.4% decrease for the assigned-risk market, effective April 1.
The National Council on Compensation Insurance recommended the reductions in July, and a public hearing wa...Read More
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Supreme Court Denies Review of 2 Workers' Comp Cases
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12/20/2019
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California Supreme Court last week denied review of two workers’ compensation cases, including a dispute over whether an employee can collect temporary disability benefits for time she lost from work to attend medical appointments.
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Stakeholders Urge DWC to Take Time to Address QME Issues, Revise MLFS
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12/17/2019
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By: Tonika Reed (Reporter)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation will not start formal rulemaking to update the Medical-Legal Fee Schedule before completing meetings with system users — a relief to some observers who worried the division would rush to meet an arbitrary and self-imposed deadline.
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