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Workers' Compensation News
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Statute of Limitations Barred Worker's Claim for PTSD From Armed Robbery | 09/19/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 78 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 64 min read | |||
| The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel ruled that a worker was time-barred from pursuing a claim for a mental injury from an armed robbery at her workplace. ...Read More | |||
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Doctor Denies Charges in Cream Scheme | 09/19/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 233 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read | |||
| A Waxahachie anesthesiologist is rejecting federal charges that he received kickbacks as part of a two-state compounding medication scheme that defrauded the federal workers' compensation and other insurance programs. ...Read More | |||
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84% of Injured Workers Get Care Within 7 Days; Patients Per Doc Drops | 09/19/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 129 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 33 min read | |||
| The percentage of injured workers who are able to receive initial care within seven days has remained steady for the past several years, at 84%, the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation reported this week. ...Read More | |||
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9th Circuit Revives Injured Worker's Disability Discrimination | 09/19/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 111 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read | |||
| The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals revived a worker’s claim of disability discrimination, finding that the trial judge had relied upon an incorrect standard of proof to dismiss the case. ...Read More | |||
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Support for Geographic Pricing Grows; SCIF Requests Time for Implementation | 09/18/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 599 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 31 min read | |||
| The California Orthopaedic Association came out in support of a proposal to incorporate geographic price modifiers into the medical fee schedule during a 15-day comment period that ended Friday, and State Compensation Insurance Fund has asked for at least six months to implement the changes....Read More | |||
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Gov. Signs Child Support Payment Interception Bill | 09/18/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 756 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 128 min read | |||
| Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed a bill intended to increase collections for past-due child support payments by intercepting insurance benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Pacific Hospital Mastermind Starts Serving Sentence | 09/18/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 792 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 50 min read | |||
| Michael D. Drobot started serving a 63-month prison sentence for paying kickbacks to providers who referred California workers’ compensation patients to Pacific Hospital of Long Beach. ...Read More | |||
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Wellness Programs in Limbo After Court Decision on Incentives | 09/18/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 276 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 20 min read | |||
| Workplace wellness programs, which some view as a way to reduce comorbidities in workers’ comp claims, are facing an uncertain future next year after a court ruling questioned the incentives used to encourage worker participation. ...Read More | |||
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Dems Try Again With Bill to Restore COLAs for Total Disability | 09/18/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 164 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 71 min read | |||
| With a Democratic governor at the helm, New Jersey lawmakers are hoping they can finally turn a bill into law that would provide cost-of-living adjustments for permanent disability and death claims. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Proposes $21K in Penalties After Worker Killed at Job Site | 09/18/2018 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 463 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 29 min read | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited two Mississippi companies for safety violations after a worker suffered fatal injuries at a Utica work site. ...Read More | |||
