Workers' Compensation News
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WCRI Finds Biggest Drop in Drug Spend in California, While Louisiana's Costs Increase | 06/28/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
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| Twenty-six of 27 states in a new report saw their workers’ comp prescription drug costs per claim drop from January 2015 to March 2018, with California posting the biggest decrease, 77%. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Be Compelled to Attend IME by Unknown Doctor | 06/28/2019 | |
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| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that the State Fund could not compel attendance at an independent medical examination without first identifying the date and name of the examiner. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Submits Regulatory Filing | 06/27/2019 | |
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| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau submitted its annual regulatory filing proposing to reduce the final premium amount that would subject California policyholders to a physical audit, among other things. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Avoid Court Order to Sign Releases | 06/26/2019 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled that a worker was not entitled to relief from a trial judge’s order compelling him to release documents to his employer. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Sue Employer's Claims Administrator for Discrimination | 06/24/2019 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that an injured truck driver could not sue her former employer’s third-party claims administrator for workers’ compensation discrimination, and that her claim of fraud was time-barred. ...Read More | |||
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WC Prosecutor Elevated to Judge Post | 06/24/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The official in charge of prosecuting many workers' compensation fraud cases in New York is now a judge on the state Court of Claims. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Proceed With Personal Injury Claim for Parking Lot Fall | 06/21/2019 | |
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| A New York appellate court found a third-party contractor was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a personal injury claim because it owed no duty of care to an injured worker, and the worker failed to raise a triable issue of fact. ...Read More | |||
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WC Board Offers Ed Conferences on New Formulary, Rules and Laws | 06/21/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| With new laws, new rules and a new drug formulary this year, the New York State Workers' Compensation Board has decided to hold educational and training conferences around the state this summer. ...Read More | |||
| WCIRB Posts Slides From Annual Conference | 06/20/2019 | ||
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| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California posted to the internet slides from the annual conference it held last week in San Francisco. Presentations during the conference covered financial trends and regional differences in the state’s workers’ comp...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Fall Claim | 06/19/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a fall through a duct. ...Read More | |||
