Workers' Compensation News
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Shortage of Medication-Assisted Treatment Providers a Growing Concern | 03/30/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 975 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 18 min read | |||
| Concern about a shortage of clinicians to provide medication-assisted treatment for opioid dependence is creeping into workers’ comp, as payers are becoming more willing to cover the therapy for injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Agrees to Decide Whether Unemployed Volunteers Can Get Wage Benefits | 03/30/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 823 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 86 min read | |||
| The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether wage-replacement benefits should go to someone who had no wages. A ruling for the p...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Worker's Claims of Retaliation, Intentional Injury | 03/30/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 812 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 11 min read | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a worker failed to prove his claims that he had been injured by the intentional conduct of his employers, or that his employers had retaliated against him for pursuing workers’ compensation for his injuries. ...Read More | |||
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9th Circuit Awards Seaman Maintenance for Head Injury, Revives Claims Against Vessel | 03/30/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 682 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 29 min read | |||
| The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a seaman was entitled to an award of maintenance following a severe head injury, and that he should have been allowed to proceed with his admiralty claims against the vessel he had been working aboard when he was hurt. ...Read More | |||
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State Adds Five More Conditions for Medical Marijuana | 03/30/2018 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 819 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 43 min read | |||
| New Jersey has added five new categories of health conditions that will be eligible for medical marijuana prescriptions under the state's worke...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding of Compensability for Worker's Knee Injury | 03/30/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 759 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a worker had suffered a compensable knee injury, as the evidence supported a conclusion that the injury resulted from his work as opposed to a pre-existing condition. ...Read More | |||
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Pilot Concerned About Inadequate Rest Breaks Must Be Reinstated, OSHA Says | 03/30/2018 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 857 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 1 min read | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered an air ambulance company to reinstate a pilot who lost his job after complaining about what he believed were violations of Federal Aviation Administration regulations. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Fines Communications Contractor $13K After 3 Workers' Deaths | 03/30/2018 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 809 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 1 min read | |||
| A communications contractor has been cited for federal safety violations after three workers were killed while trying to install a new antenna on a communications tower in Miami Gardens, Florida. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Reminds Attorneys to Start Reporting Hours in April | 03/30/2018 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 668 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 14 min read | |||
| Claimants’ attorneys in Oregon should start reporting the number of hours spent on a case when that is a factor in determining how much they should be paid, starting April 1, according to the Division of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
| Senate Bill Would Cap WC Attorney Fees, Make Other Changes | 03/30/2018 | ||
| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 765 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 55 min read | |||
| Legislation designed to correct statutes that were struck down by court rulings three years ago has passed a key Senate committee and may go to a floor vote next week. ...Read More | |||
