Workers' Compensation News
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New WCC Office Has Space for Mediation
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08/08/2017
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State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission has moved its Virginia Beach Regional Office, which is now open at 281 Independence Blvd., Suite 310 in Virginia Beach.
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New Chronic Pain Guideline the Product of Painstaking Process
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08/07/2017
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: CO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Colorado’s Division of Workers’ Compensation has released a draft update to its medical treatment guidelines for chronic pain, more than doubling the length of the section on opioid prescribing.
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No Summary Judgment for Worker's Fall From Scaffold
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08/02/2017
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A New York appellate court ruled that summary judgment wasn’t appropriate for a Labor Law claim when there were triable issues of fact regarding the ability of the worker to use the available fall protection equipment.
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NCCI Proposes Fifth Straight Rate Decrease Since 2011 Reforms
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07/28/2017
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By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter)
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State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending a 10.9% rate decrease effective Jan. 1 because of improved experience in policy year 2015 by Illinois insurers and declining lost-time claim frequency.
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New Policy on MSA Re-Review Will be Topic of Webinar
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07/28/2017
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Tower MSA Partners is offering a free webinar on Aug. 3 about the amended review policy for previously approved Medicare set-asides that was recently announced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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Next Level Administrators Hires Rafael Zeno
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07/27/2017
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Next Level Administrators, a workers’ compensation claims administrator based in Bradenton, Florida, has hired Rafael “Rafi” Zeno to serve as the firm's business development manager.
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New PT Evaluation Codes Being Watched Closely in Comp
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07/25/2017
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A new set of codes for physical therapy evaluations implemented for Medicare on Jan. 1 is starting to make its way into workers’ compensation claims.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rolled out the new codes for physical therapy evaluations on Jan. 1. Rather than one c...Read More
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