Workers' Compensation News
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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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Volunteer EMT Entitled to Trial on Calculation of AWW
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06/12/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled that a volunteer emergency medical technician was entitled to a jury trial as to the proper calculation of his average weekly wage for determining the amount of benefits due for a duty-related injury.
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Vouchers, Supplemental Payments on Agenda for June 7 CHSWC Meeting
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05/24/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Members of the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation will discuss options for implementing recommendations to support the $120 million supplemental benefit program in California while also hearing preliminary findings from a review of the vocation education voucher progr...Read More
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Virtual Reality Emerging as Possible Alternative to Opioids for Pain
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03/27/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Employer
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Whether virtual reality therapy can help reduce pain following an orthopedic injury and help patients return to work more quickly are questions that will be explored through a clinical trial that is underway at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
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Vehicle Crashes Drawing More Attention From Comp Carriers
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03/13/2018
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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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As the nation’s roads have become more dangerous, at least one workers’ comp carrier has seen a steady increase in the percentage of claims related to motor vehicle accidents over the last decade.
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