Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Wins $1.1 Million Settlement for Tree-Trimming Fall | 09/13/2019 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A tree trimmer from Mexico who was paralyzed in a fall has settled his workers' compensation claim for more than $1.1 million. The settl...Read More | |||
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Woman Pleads Not Guilty to Cashing Dead Grandmother's Comp Checks | 09/13/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Rochester woman pleaded not guilty Wednesday after she was charged with cashing her deceased grandmother's workers' compensation benefit checks. ...Read More | |||
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WCAB: Saturdays Don't Count for Timeliness of UR Decisions | 09/12/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 3 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Saturdays don’t count as working days when determining whether a utilization review decision was timely, the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board ruled in a ...Read More | |||
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WCB to Discuss Treatment Guidelines, Fee Schedule at October Meetings | 09/10/2019 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board will discuss evidence-based medical treatment guidelines, and fees for treatment and services, when it meets for two days in October. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Get Reimbursed for Wages Lost to Attend Medical Appointments | 09/09/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that an injured worker was not entitled to temporary disability benefits for time she lost from work to attend appointments for medical treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Additional Treatment Despite Suspected Exaggeration of Pain | 09/06/2019 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that substantial evidence supported an award of additional treatment to a worker for pain, even though the was filmed performing activities that he claimed were beyond his capabilities. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Webinar Analyzes Data From Formulary's First Year in Action | 09/05/2019 | |
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| By: Dara Barney (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California carriers paid less for both opioids and compound drugs as use of the medicines decreased significantly in the first year after the state's prescription formulary took effect, according to a pair of new reports from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB to Host Formulary Analysis Webinar | 09/04/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will conduct a webinar Wednesday to discuss aggregate medical payment trends for 2018 and the impact of the state drug formulary. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Adopts Temp Rules on Apportionment Following Court Decision | 09/04/2019 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Temporary rules addressing apportionment of permanent impairment based on pre-existing conditions that the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division adopted to comply with a court decision took effect on Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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Winters Remembered for Extensive Work in State's Insurance Law | 09/04/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Services will be held today for Sam Winters, who was known for his years of work as a lobbyist and lawyer for the Insurance Council of Texas. ...Read More | |||
