Workers' Compensation News
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WaPo: 76 Billion Pain Pills Distributed Over 7-Year Period | 07/19/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Drugmakers flooded the country with 76 billion oxycodone and hydrocodone pills during the seven-year period from 2006 through 2012, according to a report by the ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Son Can't Be Substituted as Movant | 07/18/2019 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that worker’s son was not entitled to an award for a loss of use. Case: State ex rel. Cottrell v...Read More | |||
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Webinar to Explore Ramifications of Medical Marijuana | 07/18/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Coventry is hosting a free webinar in August that will explore the impact medical marijuana laws and rules are having on workers’ compensation systems throughout the state. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Forfeited Ability to Get Additional Benefits | 07/16/2019 | |
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| State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The District of Columbia’s highest court ruled that a worker forfeited his entitlement to additional medical benefits by settling a personal injury case with a third party, without his employer’s consent. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Reviewing Claim Handling Rules | 07/15/2019 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division will hold meetings in October to review rules relating to claim closures and claims administration. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Webinar Will Discuss Medical Prices, Worker Outcomes | 07/12/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute is hosting a webinar Aug. 8 on the role of medical prices on the outcome of injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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Workers Urge Stronger Protections Against Retaliation | 07/12/2019 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Immigrant worker and labor advocates rallied in the Massachusetts capital this week in support of bills that would expand the definition of retaliation and protect injured workers who file claims. ...Read More | |||
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WSS Names Executives to Lead Newly Launched Work Comp Division | 07/11/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Western Security Surplus, part of the XPT Group, a specialty insurance distribution company, on Wednesday ...Read More | |||
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Worker Must Exhaust Administrative Remedies for Alleged Mishandling of Claim | 07/11/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a worker’s lawsuit for alleged mishandling of her claim was properly dismissed because she had not exhausted her administrative remedies. ...Read More | |||
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Widespread Use of Workplace Wearables a Way Off, NCCI Says | 07/08/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Although a growing number of companies are piloting wearable devices for improving worker safety, a new report from the National Council on Compensation Insurance describes wearable technology as still in...Read More | |||
