Workers' Compensation News
| Voters Reject Universal Health Care Measure 4-to-1 | 11/10/2016 | ||
| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 518 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 25 min read | |||
| Colorado voters overwhelmingly rejected a ballot initiative that would have created a universal health care system to cover all medical treatment, including care for work injuries. The Colorado Secretary of State reports that 79.7% of voters opposed Amendment 69. The measure would...Read More | |||
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Voc Rehab Working Group Posts Presentation Ahead of Meeting | 11/09/2016 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 429 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 75 min read | |||
| An advisory group convened to identify ways to improve Hawaii’s workers’ compensation system is considering the possibility of tying reimbursement for vocational rehabilitation to how quickly injured workers are back on the job. ...Read More | |||
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Vocational Factors Can Be Included in Determination of Worker's Wage-Earning Capacity | 11/08/2016 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 738 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 28 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that vocational factors can be considered in fixing a worker's wage-earning capacity for purposes of computing the appropriate rate of compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Vericlaim Acquires Mid-Texas Claim Service | 11/07/2016 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 737 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 3 min read | |||
| Vericlaim, a provider of loss adjusting and claims management services, has acquired the assets of Mid-Texas Claim Service Inc. Terms of the deal, an...Read More | |||
| VICA to Hold Last Educational Luncheon, on Narcotics Abuse, Nov. 8 | 10/25/2016 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 740 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 230 min read | |||
| The Valley Industrial Claims Association will hold its last educational luncheon of the year on Nov. 8, on the topic of narcotics abuse. Marianna Kritsberg of Genex Services, a national managed care provider with locations throughout California, will deliver the presentation. The talk wil...Read More | |||
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Veteran Firefighter's Cancer Claim Was Time-Barred | 10/19/2016 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 515 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 91 min read | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a veteran firefighter was time-barred from filing a workers' compensation claim for his cancer. ...Read More | |||
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Voluntary Base and Assigned Risk Rates Drop for Second Straight Year | 10/05/2016 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 598 | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kansas Insurance Department has approved an 8.4% decrease in the voluntary base rate, and a 7.8% decrease for assigned risk rates, effective Jan. 1. The department attributed the decrease in the voluntary market to fewer claims, and lower medical and indemnity costs. Over the ...Read More | |||
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Veteran Applicants' Attorney Partners With Civil Litigator to Form New Firm | 09/22/2016 | |
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| By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1543 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 40 min read | |||
| Veteran trial attorneys Greg Bentley and Keith More on Tuesday announced the launch of their new firm — Bentley & More — in Irvine. ...Read More | |||
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Victims of Work-Related Crashes Can Recover Med Expenses From Third-Party Tortfeasors | 08/31/2016 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 3254 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 5 min read | |||
| New Jersey residents injured in work-related car crashes may recover medical expenses from third-party tortfeasors, and workers' compensation insurers have a right to be reimbursed for the medical expenses they paid, the Superior Court of New Jersey's appellate division determined.&n...Read More | |||
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VICA Luncheon Talk on How to Poke Holes in Psych Evaluation Reports Set for Sept. 13 | 08/25/2016 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 817 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 41 min read | |||
| The September installment of the Valley Industrial Claims Association's educational luncheon series will feature a presentation called "Essentials of Psych Reporting and Deposing Psych Doctors." ...Read More | |||
