Workers' Compensation News
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System Users Unite in Support for Separate Self-Insured Reserve Fund
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01/13/2023
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State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Lobbyists for employers and organized labor on Thursday testified in support of a bill requested by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries that would create a new reserve fund for self-insured employers and prevent interest earnings from being moved to the state’s general f...Read More
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Split Supreme Court Says Change in Case Law Doesn't Require Reopening of Record
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01/12/2023
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State: MO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A divided Missouri Supreme Court ruled that an administrative law judge did not abuse her discretion in denying a worker’s post-hearing motions to reopen the record and submit additional evidence in light of new precedent that clarified the appropriate statute under which he should have bro...Read More
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Study: Marijuana for Chronic Pain Helps Cut Opioid Use
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01/10/2023
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Chronic pain patients who have opted for medical marijuana as a treatment alternative have been able to significantly cut down their use of opioid prescription medications and other drugs, according to a recently published study in the JAMA Network Open.
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Sean McNally Elected 2023 Chair of CHSWC
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01/04/2023
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation announced that commissioner Sean McNally will serve as chairman in 2023.
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Split Court Says Pharmacy's Requests for Fee Review Weren't Premarture
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01/03/2023
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical
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A divided Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a pharmacy’s application for fee review were not prematurely filed, even though the carrier contested the causal relatedness of the medication furnished to the injured worker.
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