Workers' Compensation News
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Worker's Refusal to Cooperate With Vocational Rehab Warrants Reduction in Benefits | 06/03/2022 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld the reduction of a worker’s benefits due to his refusal to cooperate with a vocational rehabilitation counselor. ...Read More | |||
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Wage Growth a Factor in Mitigating Proposed Rate Hike | 06/02/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Wage growth projections for California that increased sharply over the last year likely reduced the size of the advisory pure premium rate increase recommended by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau. ...Read More | |||
| WCRI: States Without Fee Schedules See Cost Hikes for Outpatient Services | 06/02/2022 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Hospital outpatient payments were higher and growing faster in states with percent-of-charge-based fee regulations or no fee schedules, according to a study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Raises Triable Issues as to Fraud/Duress in Release of Claims | 06/01/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a worker’s claims for his alleged injuries from a fall from a ladder, finding a triable issue existed as to whether he had been induced into signing a release by fraud, duress or overreaching. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Forfeits Entitlement to Benefits by Failing to Disclose Prior Shoulder Injury, Treatment | 05/27/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the penalty against a worker for failing to disclose a prior injury to his shoulder and the medical treatment he received after filing a claim and collecting benefits. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Study Finds Significant Variation in Prices of Similar Medical Services | 05/27/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute released an updated version of a study comparing prices paid for medical services across 36 states and found significant variation in the costs of similar services. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB: Written Premium Falls, Frequency and Combined Ratio Rise | 05/26/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Written premium for 2021 was 2% below that for 2020 and 14% below that for 2019, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California said in its fourth quarter experience report released Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Updates Vocational Assistance Limits | 05/26/2022 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that vocational assistance spending limits will increase by 6.26% to match an increase in the state’s average weekly wage. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Sets Webinar on Patterns and Outcomes of Chiropractic Care | 05/26/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute is holding a webinar on June 15 to discuss the findings from its recently released study, Chiropractic Care for Workers with Low Back Pain. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Webinar to Cover Recommended Rate Hike | 05/25/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is holding a webinar on June 1 to discuss its recommended 7.6% advisory pure premium increase for policies incepting on or after Sept. 1. ...Read More | |||
