Workers' Compensation News
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Up to 4 Delegates of Pharmacist Can Request PMP Reports, Rule Change Says | 11/16/2016 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New Mexico has specified who and how many people can access a patient's information on the state's prescription monitoring program (PMP) database. ...Read More | |||
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Unlevel Playing Field? | 11/10/2016 | |
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| By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Editor's note: This is the third in a five-part series published in the Word on Workers' Compensation report, presented Saturday at the fifth annual WorkCompCentral Gala and Comp Laude Awards in Burbank. ...Read More | |||
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Uninsured Contractor Liable for Benefits, Fees and Penalties | 11/08/2016 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a contractor who normally had no employees was obligated to buy insurance when he hired three people to help him to a job, and that he was liable for benefits, attorney fees and penalties for failing to have insurance for one of the workers who got hurt on ...Read More | |||
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U.S. Supreme Court Won't Review Constitutionality of Comp System | 11/01/2016 | |
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| By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied review of a challenge to the constitutionality of the Florida workers' compensation system. ...Read More | |||
| Utility Beefs Up Safety After Two Contract Workers Die in Sludge Room | 11/01/2016 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| El Paso Water has strengthened its safety requirements for contractors following the deaths of two workers in 2014, wateronline.com reported. Carlos...Read More | |||
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Unprotected 9-Foot Trench Nets $93,500 OSHA Fine for Contractor | 10/06/2016 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Safety inspectors watched two Wisconsin laborers install a sewer line in an unprotected, 9-foot trench during a municipal construction job in June. ...Read More | |||
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U.S. Supreme Court Sets Conference Date for Constitutional Challenge to Comp System | 10/06/2016 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Supreme Court has set a conference date for a pending dispute over the alleged constitutional inadequacy of the Florida workers' compensation system. ...Read More | |||
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U.S. Supreme Court Gets Second Petition Challenging Adequacy of NFL Concussion Settlement | 10/05/2016 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The United States Supreme Court last week received a second petition for certirorari challenging the adequacy of the National Football League's massive class-action settlement with former players for failing to warn them about the long-term health risks of brain injuries they sustained o...Read More | |||
| Updated Fee Schedule Will Yield Slightly Lower Costs for Common CPT Codes | 09/29/2016 | ||
| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs will hold a public hearing Oct. 14 on proposed amendments to workers’ compensatio...Read More | |||
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UR Timetable Under SB 1160 Raising Questions | 09/28/2016 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| While Senate Bill 1160 awaits a signature from California Gov. Jerry Brown, questions are already arising about a provision in the bill that would allow just five days for prospective utilization review of medications prescribed to injured workers under a new ...Read More | |||
