Workers' Compensation News
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VIAW.org to Protest at PD Rating Hearing
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03/30/2005
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State: CA | Segment: Politics | 0
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VotersInjuredatWork.org is organizing a protest rally to greet state regulators when they convene in San Francisco to take testimony on the Schwarzenegger administration's proposed permanent disability ratings schedule.
The Division of Workers' Compensation is holding hearings on the Pe...Read More
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VIAW.org, Another Reason to Oppose Hoch
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03/22/2005
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State: CA | Segment: Politics | 0
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VotersInjuredatWork.org said on its Web site Monday that the Division of Workers' Compensation decision to include only American College of Occupational and Environmental (ACOEM) guidelines in draft regulations gives injured workers another reason to oppose Administrative Director Andrea Hoch's nomi...Read More
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Viewpoint Exams' NY IME Status Rescinded
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03/18/2005
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State: NY | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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The New York State Workers' Compensation Board said Monday that the IME registration of Viewpoint Exams, LLC has been rescinded. Viewpoint Exams, LLC, with registration number 010096, had its registration to derive income from independent medical exams permanently rescinded, with a back-date...Read More
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Virginia WCC Schedules Seminar
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03/11/2005
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State: VA | Segment: Events | 0
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The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission will hold its Eighth Annual Seminar Sept. 13-14 at the Holiday Inn Select in Richmond.
The commission will begin accepting registrations in June. There is no pre-registration. Information will be posted on the commission's Web pa...Read More
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VA Bill that Discriminated vs Aliens Dead
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02/28/2005
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State: VA | Segment: Politics | 0
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The Virginia Senate has all but killed a bill yesterday that would have limited workers' compensation benefits for illegal immigrants in Virginia.
On a voice vote, the Senate sent House Bill 2056 to a Senate committee that does not meet again this session.
The measure would have l...Read More
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VA Considers Denying Rehab to Aliens
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02/24/2005
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State: VA | Segment: Politics | 0
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The Virginia General Assembly is considering controversial new legislation that seeks to bar illegal immigrants from receiving vocational rehabilitation benefits.
Virginia Delegate Kathy J. Byron, R-Lynchburg, filed House Bill 2056 on January 28.
In a press statement, Byron s...Read More
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VT Sup Crt: PD Adjustment Can Exceed AWW
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02/01/2005
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State: VT | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Supreme Court of the State of Vermont held that an annual adjustment of permanent disability benefits is required, even if that adjustment will increase the benefits to the point that they exceed the claimant's average weekly wage at time of injury.
In Morin v. Essex Optical, N...Read More
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Verity Lowers MI's State Fund Processing Time
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01/24/2005
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State: NA | Segment: Business | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Verity Inc., a provider of enterprise software, today announced State Fund Mutual Companies, the largest workers' compensation insurer in Minnesota has experienced dramatic reduction in processing claims using Verity(R) MediClaim(TM)-the company's industry-leading high volume enterprise solution for...Read More
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VA Appeals Crt: Accident Unexplained = No Comp
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01/20/2005
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State: VA | Segment: Courts | 0
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The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a commission determination that an employee's injuries are not compensable where the accident causing the injuries remains unexplained.
In Hill v. Southern Tank Transport, Inc. , No. 1460-04-3, 01/18/2005, Hill, a tractor-trailer driver for So...Read More
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VA Sup Crt: Subcontractors' Employees Not Shared w/o Agreement
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01/18/2005
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State: VA | Segment: Courts | 0
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The Virginia Supreme Court held that without a contractual agreement connecting two parties as "fellow employees," the exclusivity provision of the Workers' Compensation Act does not apply.
In Hudson v. Jarrett, No. 040433, 01/14/2005, Hudson, an employee of Universal Maritime Se...Read More
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