Workers' Compensation News
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WCB Reports Faster Resolution of Medical Billing Disputes | 07/26/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board said it has significantly reduced turnaround times in resolving billing disputes between health care providers and payers. ...Read More | |||
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Workers' Comp Settlement Doesn't Bar Disability Discrimination Claim | 07/25/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court revived an injured worker’s disability discrimination claim against his employer, finding that the terms of his workers’ compensation settlement did not release his claim. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB C&R Committee Meets Aug. 6 | 07/25/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An advisory committee to California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will discuss adding another significant digit to expected loss rates and pure premium rates during an Aug. 6 meeting. ...Read More | |||
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Preferred Employers Insurance Promotes Stephanie Graham to VP of Claims | 07/25/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California workers’ compensation carrier Preferred Employers Insurance announced the promotion of Stephanie Graham to vice president of claims. ...Read More | |||
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Berkshire Names Marj Hutchings CIO | 07/25/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Division of Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Cos. appointed Marj Hutchings as its chief information officer. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Rules Up for Review | 07/25/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced that a handful of rules are up for review. The BWC said its claims procedure rule...Read More | |||
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Report: Union Says CrowdStrike Outage Halted Payments to 9/11 Responders | 07/25/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York Daily News reports that union officials are claiming that 9/11 first responders have not received workers’ compensation bene...Read More | |||
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Employer Should Have Been Allowed to Set Aside Stipulation Based on Worker's Lies | 07/25/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an employer should have been allowed to set aside its stipulation of facts agreeing to the enlargement of an employee’s claim. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Upholds Conviction for Pharmacy Kickback Scheme, Overturns Restitution Order | 07/25/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld a defendant’s conviction for a long-running and lucrative kickback scheme but overturned the restitution order that had been imposed. ...Read More | |||
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Panel Rejects Constitutional Challenges to Statutory Construction, Definition of 'Injury' | 07/24/2024 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel rejected a constitutional challenge to the statutory construction requirements for the state Workers’ Compensation Law and the statutory definition of an injury. ...Read More | |||
