Workers' Compensation News
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Employer Can't Advance Billing Dispute Claim at OWC
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06/23/2017
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 1254 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 1 min read
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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an employer could not bring an administrative action disputing its obligation to pay a hospital’s bill for treating an injured employee.
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PIANY Applauds Passage of 30-Day Notice Bill
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06/23/2017
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 1286 | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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An association of New York insurance agents applauded the passage of a bill requiring workers' compensation insurers to notify policyholders at least 30 days before their renewal date if their premiums are slated to go up more than 10%.
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High Court: Tennessee Can Oversee Claim, Despite Arkansas-Based Employer
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06/23/2017
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State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 1249 | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Supreme Court of Tennessee's workers' compensation panel found that Tennessee courts had jurisdiction over two Tennessee truckers' workers' compensation claims because evidence existed of a "substantial connection between Tennessee and the employer-employee relationship.&...Read More
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Court Tosses Worker's Appeal of Dismissal of Outrage Claim Against Employer
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06/23/2017
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 1370 | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled that an injured worker could not appeal the dismissal of her claim for the tort of outrage until her remaining claims against her employer for comp benefits and retaliatory discharge could be decided.
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FDA Meeting to Focus on Abuse-Deterrent Opioids
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06/23/2017
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 1134 | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will host a public workshop on July 10-11 to discuss methods for evaluating the impacts of abuse-deterrent opioids.
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Uninsured Employer Fund to Start Paying Claims in 2020
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06/23/2017
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State: CO | Segment: WEST | 1334 | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An uninsured employer fund created by Colorado lawmakers will be established July 1 but won’t start paying claims until the start of 2020, the Division of Workers’ Compensation said in a ...Read More
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State Announces FY18 Updates to Maximum, Minimum Benefit
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06/23/2017
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State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 980 | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Vermont's maximum weekly compensation rate for injuries sustained after June 30, 1986, will rise 1.75% at the end of the month, the Vermont Department of Labor announced.
The rate will increase from $1,259 to $1,281 for fiscal year 2018.
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Mental Illness the Subject of IAIABC Podcast
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06/23/2017
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 1188 | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions has released a podcast titled, “Invisible Illness: Mental Health and Workers' Compensation.”
In the podcast, which is free and available to the public, IAIABC Executive Director Jennifer Wolf Horej...Read More
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