Workers' Compensation News
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AG Candidates Received Largest Chunk of Solakyan Campaign Contributions
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10/12/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 1545 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 49 min read
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The Los Angeles businessman accused of scamming insurers out of $284 million has given generously to California politicos and has been especially fond of candidates running for law enforcement positions.
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Worker's Malpractice Action Against UR Doctor Comes to End
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10/12/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 976 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 67 min read
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The 4th District Court of Appeal put the final nail in the coffin of a worker’s malpractice action against a utilization review physician, finding that the worker’s suit was properly dismissed.
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Lack of Settlement Authority a Barrier to Claim Closure
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10/12/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 349 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 20 min read
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In many workers’ comp cases, there’s a narrow window of opportunity when parties on both sides of the claim are close to reaching a settlement, some say.
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NASI: N.Y. Saw Biggest Cost Increases in 2016, Mich. Greatest Drop
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10/12/2018
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 231 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 42 min read
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New York, Wyoming and Iowa employers in 2016 saw the largest increase in workers’ compensation costs as a share of payroll, while Michigan and Ohio had some of the biggest declines, according to a report released Thursday by the National Academy of Social Insurance.
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Rule Would Implement Death Benefit Policy for First Responders
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10/12/2018
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 141 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 107 min read
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is proposing a regulation that will implement legislation that makes the surviving spouses of first responders eligible for death benefits for life after remarrying.
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Commission Can't Ignore Barriers Facing Itinerant Worker Requesting Extension
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10/12/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: AK | Segment: WEST | 108 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 70 min read
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The Alaska Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the state Workers’ Compensation Commission wrongfully denied an extension of time for a self-represented litigant to file an appeal, without explanation or acknowledgment of his language limitations and his work schedule as an itinerant labor...Read More
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Supreme Court Rejects Employer's Challenge to Non-Final Order
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10/12/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NV | Segment: WEST | 93 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 5 min read
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The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that an employer could not challenge a trial judge’s order remanding a worker’s claim for consideration, since the order was not an appealable final ruling.
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