Workers' Compensation News
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Percentage of Surgical Carpal-Tunnel Cases Varies by State, Company Reports | 12/12/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 147 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 71 min read | |||
| Twenty percent of carpal tunnel cases in California in which physical therapy was provided through MedRisk, a workers’ comp physical medicine management company, were post-surgical cases, while the other 80% did not involve surgery, the company said. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Claim for Injuries From Collapse of Plywood Structure | 12/12/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 76 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 3 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim based on injuries from the collapse of a plywood structure he was assembling. ...Read More | |||
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Rate of Musculoskeletal Disorders 5 Times Higher for Firefighters | 12/12/2018 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 107 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 210 min read | |||
| The rate of workers’ compensation claims involving musculoskeletal disorders in Washington state was 2.7 per 100 full-time equivalents for firefighters, compared to 0.5 per 100 FTE for all other occupations. ...Read More | |||
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Three Indicted in Compounding Kickback Scheme | 12/12/2018 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 146 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 20 min read | |||
| An indictment handed down by a federal grand jury accuses two Oklahoma physicians and a third man of participating in a kickback scheme that billed the federal workers’ compensation program, Medicare and Tricare $4.7 million for compound drugs that were prescribed by doctors who were paid k...Read More | |||
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First Responder Spouses Now Eligible for Death Benefits After Remarrying | 12/12/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 93 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 18 min read | |||
| Widowed spouses of first responders are now eligible for death benefits for life, even after remarrying, the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation announced this week. ...Read More | |||
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Rand Recommends Incentives for Quality, Timely Med-Legal Reports | 12/11/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 628 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 56 min read | |||
| California’s Medical-Legal Fee Schedule could be improved by abandoning the time-based payment methodology for a flat rate, and adding bonuses for timely and complete reports, according to a new Rand Corp. report...Read More | |||
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Employer May Apportion Disability to Pre-Existing, Asymptomatic Condition | 12/11/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1044 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 29 min read | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that an employer may apportion a worker’s disability following a work injury to a previously asymptomatic, underlying condition. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Deferred Retirement Program Not Cost-Neutral | 12/11/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 342 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 11 min read | |||
| A deferred retirement program intended to keep veteran police and firefighters on the job in Los Angeles is not cost-neutral, despite being sold as such to voters in 2001. ...Read More | |||
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Ride-Share's Role in Comp Transportation Debated | 12/11/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 298 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 17 min read | |||
| Ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft are making inroads into workers’ compensation transportation, but how big of a role they will ultimately play in shuttling injured workers to and from medical appointments is being hotly debated. ...Read More | |||
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Bicklein Trial Set; Defendant Contends Payments Were Legal Because Clients Signed Forms | 12/11/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 630 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 41 min read | |||
| A prominent claimants' attorney who is accused of taking kickbacks from the Forest Park Medical Center in Dallas plans to assert that it was not a crime to accept the payments because his clients had signed consent forms acknowledging the arrangement. ...Read More | |||
