Workers' Compensation News
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Volunteer EMT Entitled to Trial on Calculation of AWW | 06/12/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| 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. ...Read More | |||
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Vouchers, Supplemental Payments on Agenda for June 7 CHSWC Meeting | 05/24/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| 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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Valen Analytics Marketing Director Takes Over as President | 04/18/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Valen Analytics, a Denver-based predictive analytics provider, announced Tuesday the appointment of Kirstin Marr as president, effective immediately. ...Read More | |||
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V3 Appoints Janitschke President, Replacing Rivera | 04/04/2018 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| V3 Insurance Partners, a specialty insurance program administrator, announced Tuesday the appointment of Brian Janitschke as president. ...Read More | |||
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Virtual Reality Emerging as Possible Alternative to Opioids for Pain | 03/27/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| 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. ...Read More | |||
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Veteran Fire Captain Gets $270,000 in WC Retaliation Claim | 03/23/2018 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Paterson City Council this week agreed to pay a former fire captain $270,000 to settle a lawsuit that claimed the 26-year veteran was dismissed because of a workers' compensation payout, the ...Read More | |||
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Vehicle Crashes Drawing More Attention From Comp Carriers | 03/13/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| 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. ...Read More | |||
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Value of Benefit Explanations, Listing Carriers by Fraud Referrals Questioned | 03/01/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 3 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California regulatory agencies are on board with the state auditor’s recommendations on how to improve efforts to combat workers’ compensation fraud. ...Read More | |||
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Vocational Rehabilitation Rules Poised for Overhaul | 01/10/2018 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry is proposing amendments to Rules 5220.1400 through 5220.1700 concerning vocational rehabilitation. ...Read More | |||
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Volunteer Firefighters Can't Receive TTD if Unemployed, Court Decides | 12/19/2017 | |
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| By: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Claimants’ attorneys who represent volunteer firefighters are reeling after a New Jersey appellate court decision last week held that their clients can’t receive wage-loss ...Read More | |||
