Workers' Compensation News
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WCB Adopts DME, Prior Authorization Rules, Proposes Direct Deposit Regs | 03/08/2021 | |
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| The New York Workers’ Compensation Board adopted prior authorization and durable medical equipment rule changes and announced a proposal to implement a statute requiring direct deposit for benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Assert Labor Law Claims | 03/08/2021 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law case were entitled to summary judgment dismissing a plaintiff’s claim for injury. ...Read More | |||
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WCS: Deadline to Request COLA Reimbursement March 31 | 03/08/2021 | |
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| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section said the deadline to submit requests for reimbursement for cost-of-living adjustments paid in calendar year 2020 is March 31. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Employment Agreement Doesn't Bar Her From Pursuing Claim | 03/05/2021 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals reinstated an injured truck driver’s claim for benefits, ruling that an employment agreement she signed could not divest the state of jurisdiction. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Approves 2% Increase for Physician Services | 03/05/2021 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that it adopted a package of rules that will, among other things, increase the maximum allowable payment amounts for most physician services by an average of 2%. ...Read More | |||
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Webinars Scheduled to Review Proposed Med-Legal Fee Schedule Changes | 03/04/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery and the California Workers’ Compensation Institute scheduled webinars to review proposed changes in the Medical-Legal Fee Schedule the Division of Workers’ Compensation intends to adopt April 1. ...Read More | |||
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Workers' Comp Commission Wants to Retain $28.8M Budget for 2022 Fiscal Year | 03/04/2021 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Officials from the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission have asked a state Senate committee for a $28.8 million dollar budget, identical to the previous fiscal year, according to a report from a Springfield news station. ...Read More | |||
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Widow Can Compel Disclosure of Safety Consultant's Report on Fatal Accident | 03/03/2021 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that a widow was entitled to compel the production of a report prepared by an independent consulting firm into the causes of her husband's fatal fall at a pharmaceutical plant. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Submits Sept. 1 Regulatory Filing | 03/01/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Friday submitted a proposed Sept. 1 regulatory filing that would, among other things, lower the experience rating threshold. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Particleboard Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 02/24/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court awarded a worker partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim based on his injuries from being struck by particleboard sheets that had fallen from a cart. ...Read More | |||
