Workers' Compensation News
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WCIRB Analysis: New Fee Schedule Could Increase Overall Med-Legal Payments by 22% | 04/19/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
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| Medical-legal payments in California will likely increase by 22% under the Division of Workers’ Compensation’s recently updated fee schedule, according to preliminary estimate...Read More | |||
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Welder Arraigned on Felony Workers' Compensation Fraud Charges | 04/19/2021 | |
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| A welder from Sacramento was arraigned on two felony counts of workers’ compensation fraud for allegedly misrepresenting symptoms of a head injury, the California Department of Insurance announced. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB's Governing Committee Meets Wednesday | 04/19/2021 | |
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| The Governing Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California will meet Wednesday to discuss regulatory and pure premium rate filings. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Partial Refund of Fees Paid to Attorney | 04/19/2021 | |
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| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an injured worker was entitled to a partial refund of the fees he had paid for an attorney to pursue a malpractice action against his former counsel in a workers’ compensation matter. ...Read More | |||
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WCC Seeking Comments on Fee Schedule Update | 04/16/2021 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission is seeking comments about potential revisions to the current Medical Fee Schedule and ground rules. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can Proceed With Claim for Trip-and-Fall Injuries | 04/15/2021 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been allowed to proceed with his Labor Law claims based on injuries from a trip-and-fall accident at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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WCB Improperly Reclassifies Worker's Disability | 04/14/2021 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers' Compensation Board improperly reclassified a worker as having a permanent partial disability without providing him notice and an opportunity to be heard. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Stopped Himself From Falling Prevails on Labor Law Claim | 04/14/2021 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a worker who fell off a steel tube on the third floor of a theater under construction but was stopped himself from falling to the floor. ...Read More | |||
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WCB Accepting Comments on Proposed Update to Treatment Guidelines | 04/14/2021 | |
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| The New York Workers’ Compensation Board is accepting comments on a proposed update to its Non-Acute Pain Medical Treatment Guidelines. The ...Read More | |||
| WCS Hosting Basic Orientation April 13 | 04/09/2021 | ||
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| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section will hold two virtual training sessions April 13 covering basic regulatory processes. The basic orientation training sessions will also include a description of forms needed when there is a workplace injury or occupational disease claim. ...Read More | |||
