Workers' Compensation News
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Volunteer Worker's Waiver of Liability Didn't Bar Personal Injury Suit
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11/19/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A New York appellate court ruled that a volunteer employee should not have been barred from bringing a personal injury claim against his employer, even though he had signed a waiver of liability for such claims before he began working.
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Veto Override Required Compromises and Fancy Legislating
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11/16/2018
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Backroom negotiations and lobbyist involvement are rarely associated with changes that benefit the many over the few. But talks this week between business groups and physicians led to the Illinois state Senate’s approval of a bill that could mean more doctors will sign up to treat injured w...Read More
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Virgin Islands' Workers' Comp $12 Million Behind on Medical Bills
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08/14/2018
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State: NA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Budget cuts and staffing shortfalls have left the Virgin Islands Department of Labor owing more than $12 million to workers' compensation medical providers, department officials told legislative panel this week.
Even if the department had more staff, it still does not have the money t...Read More
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Vehicle-Crash Claims a 'Cause for Concern,' NCCI Says
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08/10/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A workers’ comp lost-time claim involving a head or brain injury costs on average about $70,000, but if the injury was sustained in a motor vehicle accident, the average cost is much higher, at roughly $130,000, according to a new report.
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Voc-Rehab Providers Required to Attend Sept. Conference
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08/01/2018
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State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry has opened registration for its Rehabilitation Provider Update Conference, to be held Sept. 18 in St. Paul.
Participants don’t have to actually go to St. Paul to attend: Presentations will be broadcast live online using the WebEx system...Read More
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Vik Agrawal Joins EnableComp Board of Directors
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07/16/2018
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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EnableComp LLC, a provider of workers' compensation billing and collection services, has announced the appointment of Vik Agrawal to its board of directors.
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VICE News: HB 2 Reforms Will Exacerbate Black-Lung Epidemic
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07/13/2018
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State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An epidemiologist for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and a lawyer for miners, on Thursday blasted a workers' compensation law set to take effect this week, saying it will make it harder for coal miners to get care in the middle of the worst black-lung epidemic on record.
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