Workers' Compensation News
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Maximum Benefits Increasing Jan. 1
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07/31/2015
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State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Maximum weekly compensation benefits will increase 2.6% on Jan. 1, to $944 from $920, the Industrial Commission announced this week.
Under North Carolina General Statutes Section 97-29, injured workers receive 66 2/...Read More
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Multiple MRIs May Result in Heavy Metal Buildup in Brain
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07/31/2015
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating the potential damaging effects of repeated magnetic resonance imaging after researchers found that a heavy metal used to create contrast in the scans can sometimes stay in patients' brains long after the body is supposed to flush the...Read More
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Madigan Signals He's Willing to Negotiate
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07/29/2015
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State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan said on the House floor Tuesday that he's open to "changes" to the state workers' compensation system in an effort to reach Gov. Bruce Rauner, but not at the expense of injured workers.
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Medical Treatment Claim Not Barred by Res Judicata
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07/24/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a claim for payment of medical expenses incurred to treat a work-related injury is not barred by res judicata if the right to seek reimbursement for those expenses had not arisen at the time of the previously denied claim.
A medical expense claim is ...Read More
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MSHA: 18 Miners Died in First Half of 2015
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07/24/2015
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Worker deaths in mines totaled 18 during the first six months of 2015, according to a report from the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration.
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MarketScout Hires 2 Underwriters
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07/24/2015
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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MarketScout, an electronic insurance exchange and specialty managing general agent, has hired two underwriters to handle business from restaurants, bars and taverns.
The company has hired Jessica Johnston and Joan Talent to work out of its Dallas office, according to a Thursday press rele...Read More
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