Workers' Compensation News
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Union: Disney World Fire Crews Not Getting Comp Benefits for COVID-19 | 08/16/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Despite working in one of the nation’s hot spots for new COVID-19 infections, firefighters who serve Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando are still seeking sick leave and workers’ compensation benefits for those who may be affected by the virus, according to local reports. ...Read More | |||
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UEF Gets Protective Order for Discovery Demand | 07/28/2021 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana Workers' Compensation Court issued a protective order to the Uninsured Employers' Fund, allowing it to temporarily deny a discovery request for an injured worker’s medical records. ...Read More | |||
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Updated MTUS Drug List Takes Effect Aug. 1 | 07/06/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that it updated the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule drug list for services provided on or after Aug. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Unlicensed Contractor Sentenced for Failing to Carry Comp | 06/18/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An unlicensed and uninsured contractor in Northern California was sentenced to more than a month in jail. Monterey County District Attorney Jean...Read More | |||
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United Heartland Promotes Staffer as New Regional Director | 05/28/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| United Heartland Insurance has named a new regional director, the company announced in a news release. ...Read More | |||
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Unique IMR Applications Down 16.1% in 2020 | 04/30/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The number of unique applications for independent medical review was down 16.1% in 2020 compared to 2019 and down more than 25% from the high set in 2018, according to a new report by the California Division of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Unlicensed Agent Sentenced to Probation, Restitution for Stealing Premiums | 04/13/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An unlicensed Hacienda Heights insurance agent convicted of nine felony counts of grand theft for stealing premiums was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay $414,910 in restitution, the California Department of Insurance announced. ...Read More | |||
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Updated EDI Requirement Tables Released | 04/01/2021 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court announced that Electronic Data Interchange Claims Release 3.1 tables were updated with changes identified as version 1.4. ...Read More | |||
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Union Attorney Warns District That Return to Classrooms Will Mean COVID Comp Claims | 02/11/2021 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Locked in a fight with the state's second-largest school district over a plan to return to classrooms during the coronavirus pandemic, Florida teachers have pulled out a new weapon: the threat of increased workers' compensation claims. ...Read More | |||
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Union Can't Pursue Lawsuit Over Allegedly Unsafe Work Environment | 01/19/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court threw out a union’s lawsuit contending the City of New York was failing to provide corrections officers with an adequately safe work environment. ...Read More | |||
