Workers' Compensation News
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Trucking Company Fined for Retaliating against Driver
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01/07/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: MO | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration said a Missouri trucking company retaliated against a truck driver by “blacklisting him” in the commercial transportation industry after he sought medical attention for a work-related injury.The workplace safety agency...Read More
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TDI Seeking Information on Policies in Force
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01/07/2014
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Texas Department of Insurance is seeking information from carriers and health maintenance organizations on policies in force as it prepares to publish ratios of complaints filed during 2013.TDI said in a regulatory notice Friday that Section 521.052 of the Texas Insurance Code requir...Read More
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Teague Campbell to Host Feb. 18 Ethics Course for Adjusters
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01/06/2014
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State: NC | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Teague Campbell law firm will host a three-hour continuing education course about ethical duties for North Carolina adjusters on Feb. 18 in Raleigh.The course is titled, "Ethics for North Carolina Adjusters," and will be at Teague Campbell's Raleigh office, located at 4700 Falls ...Read More
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Triad Group to Manage State's UEF Claims
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12/27/2013
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The state Workers’ Compensation Board has announced plans to transfer the administration of established Uninsured Employers’ Fund claims to the Triad Group, LLC, effective Jan. 13.The state UEF administers and pays medical and indemnity claims from injure...Read More
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Testimony from Doc. Who Didn't Examine Worker Was Admissible
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12/26/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: TN | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Supreme Court of Tennessee, Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel ruled that a trial judge erred in excluding the testimony of an evaluating physician on the ground that he had not personally examined the employee, but said this error was harmless.Case:...Read More
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Three-Member Panel to Tackle Fee Schedules Next Month
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12/26/2013
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Florida Three-Member Panel will meet Jan. 21 to approve the 2014 Health Care Provider Reimbursement Manual and an annual update to fees for ambulatory surgical centers.According to a notice in the Florida Administrative Register posted on Monday, the Health Care Provider Reimbursemen...Read More
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Travel Reimbursement Drops to 56 Cents per Mile
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12/24/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division decreased the personal mileage reimbursement rate to 56 cents per mile from 56.5 cents for all travel on or after Jan. 1, 2014.Insurers must reimburse injured workers for travel at the rate that was in effect at the time the injured worker ...Read More
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Two Added to Roster of Prehearing Judges
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12/24/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Barbara Henk and Patricia Clisham will begin serving as prehearing judges in workers' compensation cases for the Colorado Office of Administrative Courts, according to a blog post by a claimants’ attorney in Colorado Springs.Richard E. Falcone reported on his “...Read More
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TDI Repeals Outdated Rules
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12/20/2013
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation has repealed 28 Texas Administrative Code Sections 41.101 through 41.160. The regulations address insurance carrier mailing addresses and access to board records.State Commissioner of Workers' Compensation Rod Bordelon filed the repeal ...Read More
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Tower Group Shares Sink after Warning on Reserves
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12/19/2013
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Peter Mantius, Northern Bureau ChiefShares of Tower Group International Ltd. dove more than 30% on Wednesday, a day after management said that it would need to add $75 million to $105 million to reserves primarily for its workers' compensation, commercial liability and commer...Read More
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