Workers' Compensation News
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Teen's PTSD, Drug Treatment, after Car Wreck Were Compensable
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05/13/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: LA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Court of Appeals of Louisiana ruled that a teenager who was involved in a horrific multi-vehicle car wreck while in the course of his employment was entitled to compensation for his mental health and drug treatment after the accident. Case: Daniel v. Point t...Read More
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Treatment Guidelines Apply Regardless of Date of Injury
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05/09/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Sherri OkamotoLegal ReporterLouisiana's medical treatment fee schedule applies to all requests for medical treatment and disputes emanating from requests for medical treatment after the...Read More
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Teague Campbell Hires Associate in Raleigh Office
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05/08/2014
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NC | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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North Carolina workers' compensation defense firm Teague Campbell announced Wednesday that it hired Kaushal A. Amin in its Raleigh office.Kaushal graduated from Emory University with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Political Science and Economics. He received his Juris Doctor from the ...Read More
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Tying RTW Benefit to Voucher Could Create Costly Pitfalls
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05/07/2014
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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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By Greg JonesWestern Bureau ChiefBasing eligibility for payments from the $120 million supplemental benefit fund created by Senate Bill 863 on whether an injured worker received the Supplemental Job Displacement Ben...Read More
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Truck Driver Gets 8 Years for Fraud Conviction
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05/06/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A man convicted of workers’ compensation fraud, welfare fraud and grand theft was sentenced to serve eight years in a Monterey County jail and pay restitution of more than $84,000, according to a report by the Salinas Californian.Chip Kyle Bolton, 33, received temporary total disab...Read More
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Two Doctors No Longer Authorized to Treat Injured Workers
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05/05/2014
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Workers’ Compensation Board has temporarily suspended the authority of one doctor to treat injured workers within the workers’ compensation system, and another doctor has surrendered his authorization.The WCB said May 1 that it had suspended Dr. Loube...Read More
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Traveling Employee Gets Benefits for Fall while Dancing at Nightclub
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05/01/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: MD | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A worker who slipped and fell while dancing at a nightclub while on a business trip was entitled to benefits for his injury, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled. Case: Gravette v. Visual Aids Electronics, No. 291, 04/29/2014, published. ...Read More
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Two DIA Legal Officers Win Promotions
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05/01/2014
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State: MA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Karen Fabiszewski, an assistant general counsel since 2001, has been appointed as director of the Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund, the Department of Industrial Accidents announced.The DIA said Fabiszewski has represented the agency and the trust ...Read More
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The Hanover Net Income Dips 17% in 1st Quarter
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04/30/2014
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Hanover Insurance Group on Tuesday reported net income of $54.6 million in the first quarter, down 17.5% from the $66.2 million in profits reported in the first quarter of 2013.Net premiums written increased to $1.17 billion in the first quarter of 2014, from $1.08 billion in the pri...Read More
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Transportation Focus of Regional Safety Summit in Houston
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04/30/2014
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation will present a regional workplace safety workshop for employers and employees on June 18 in Houston.The Houston Safety Summit is one of several Regional Safety Summits offered by the DWC in multiple regions around the state. A...Read More
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