Workers' Compensation News
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State Revises Hospital and Surgery Center Fee Schedules
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04/13/2018
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State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 366 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 75 min read
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The Alabama Department of Labor has revised its 2018 workers' compensation fee schedules for hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. The revisions include prevailing reimbursement rates and maximum fees for more than 150 hospitals and 40 surgery centers.
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WCIRB: Nearly 1 in 5 Indemnity Claims Allege Cumulative Trauma
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04/12/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 1440 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 31 min read
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The proportion of cumulative trauma claims filed in California has steadily increased each year for the past decade, but there is little consensus as to whether the trend is truly a problem and, if so, how it could be solved.
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Salinas Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraud
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04/12/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 773 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 46 min read
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A Northern California woman pleaded guilty to fraud for failing to report that she was working while receiving workers’ compensation benefits, the SFGate reports....Read More
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2nd DCA Rejects Employer's Challenge to Lien
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04/12/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 525 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 34 min read
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A California Appellate Court ruled that an employer could not challenge a lien against its property, imposed because of failure to secure workers’ compensation insurance for its employees, since it had not followed the proper process to challenge a stop order and penalty assessment.
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Ex-Deputy Gets 180-Day Sentence for Fraudulent Claim
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04/12/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 403 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 37 min read
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A former San Diego County sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to 180 days in jail for filing a false claim for a back injury, according to a report by the CBS affiliate in San Die...Read More
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Bill Aims to Head Off Work Comp Hikes at Public Schools
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04/12/2018
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State: MO | Segment: Top | 133 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 1 min read
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Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill that would save public schools from paying significantly higher workers' compensation premiums, according to its sponsor’s chief of staff.
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Brannan Proud of Lower Premiums, More WC Coverage as He Leaves Office
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04/12/2018
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: TX | Segment: Top | 173 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 35 min read
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After four years in a job that has seen significant reductions in premiums, fewer missed work days by injured workers, and more employers buying into the system, Texas Workers' Compensation Commissioner Ryan Brannan says it's time to move on.
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1st Circuit Maintains Split on Illegally Employed Minors Issue
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04/12/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 69 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 10 min read
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A Louisiana appellate court maintained a split between it and its sister circuits as to the exclusivity of the remedy allowed to an unlawfully employed minor who was injured while performing an unlawful activity.
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