Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Can Have Total Disability Status Reinstated | 05/06/2021 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a worker was entitled to the modification of his partial disability status following the invalidation of the state’s impairment rating evaluation process. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Ordered to Pay $6,000 in Restitution Following Fraud Conviction | 05/05/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A rice mill worker accused of working as a bartender while receiving workers’ compensation benefits was placed on summary probation for 12 months and ordered to pay $6,000 in restitution, the California Department of Insurance announced. ...Read More | |||
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WCS Sets Medical Training Class Wednesday | 05/04/2021 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section is holding a training class Wednesday that will address the process for using a D-35 form to request a rotating physician or chiropractor. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Submits Pure Premium Rate Recommendation | 05/03/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau filed with the California Department of Insurance its recommendation that the advisory pure premium rate should be increased to $1.50 per $100 of payroll for policies incepting on or after Sept. 1. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Sets Webinar on Cost Evaluation of New Fee Schedules | 04/29/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will discuss how recent fee schedule changes could impact costs in California’s comp system on May 13. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Parents Can't Blame Obesity as Idiopathic Cause of Death to Avoid Comp Laws | 04/29/2021 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker’s death from heatstroke was compensable, despite his parents’ argument to the contrary, blaming his morbid obesity as an idiopathic cause of his demise. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Webinar Will Cover Reoperation, Readmission Rates for Lumbar Surgery | 04/29/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute will host a one-hour webinar May 27 to discuss key findings from its study of reoperation readmission rates for comp patients undergoing lumbar surgery. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Study: Sunshine State Claim Costs Accelerated in 2019 After Years of Moderate Growth | 04/26/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The rate of increase in the cost of Florida workers' compensation claims doubled in 2019 following years of relatively modest growth and after the state Supreme Court ruled that the attorney fee schedule and total temporary disability limits were unconstitutional, according to a study from th...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Benefits for Injuries From Shuttle Accident | 04/26/2021 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a worker was entitled to temporary total disability benefits for injuries from a shuttle accident while riding to her workplace. ...Read More | |||
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Widow Can't Pursue Tort Suit Over Employer's Handling of Medical Emergency | 04/26/2021 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a trial judge properly dismissed a widow’s claim against her late husband’s employer for allegedly failing to provide proper medical care to him. ...Read More | |||
