Workers' Compensation News
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Federal Judge Allows Constitutional Challenge to Fee Schedule | 04/17/2018 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 145 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 24 min read | |||
| A federal judge has cleared the way for a Georgia hospital to continue a constitutional challenge to Kentucky’s hospital fee schedule. J...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Revives Oil Rig Worker's Vicarious Liability Claim Against Employer | 04/17/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 122 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 14 min read | |||
| A divided Texas Supreme Court last week ruled that a worker may be able to hold his employer vicariously liable for the alleged negligence of his colleague while driving them from their work site to their employer-provided bunkhouse. ...Read More | |||
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Court Clarifies Basis for Penalty After Carrier's Unreasonable Notice of Closure | 04/17/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 80 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals clarified that the penalty provided for in a former statute must be based on the total amount of compensation due a claimant at the time of a carrier’s unreasonable notice of closure. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Forfeited Entitlement to Benefits by Lying About His Employability | 04/17/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 97 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 5 min read | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker forfeited his entitlement to benefits by lying during deposition about his ability to work and the fact that he was working for a new employer. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Approves Study of Bill-Review Costs | 04/17/2018 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 100 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 315 min read | |||
| A policy committee in the Hawaii House of Representatives approved a resolution calling for a study of the extent to which medical bill review drives workers’ compensation costs. ...Read More | |||
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New Electronic Filing System On the Way at DWC | 04/17/2018 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 104 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read | |||
| The Iowa Division of Workers’ Compensation expects to roll out a new electronic filing system late this year and has hired a new deputy commissioner, according to a newsletter. ...Read More | |||
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Report From Psychologist Didn't Override Contrary Opinion From Different Expert | 04/17/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 73 | 2 | Popular with Legal | 10 min read | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a psychologist’s opinion as to a worker’s inability to maintain any form of sustained remunerative employment did not invalidate a prior report from a different expert who concluded that the worker remained employable. ...Read More | |||
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Lockton Names Said Taiym EVP, Chief Digital Officer | 04/17/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 37 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 32 min read | |||
| Lockton has named Said Taiym executive vice president and chief digital officer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Injured Worker's Malpractice Claims Against Former Attorneys | 04/17/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 128 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 15 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court revived an injured worker’s malpractice action against his former attorneys, finding there was a triable question as to whether his claims should have been time-barred. ...Read More | |||
| No Need for Authorization Form on Rx Refills, Agency Says | 04/17/2018 | ||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 144 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 46 min read | |||
| Louisiana's workers' compensation regulators are giving health care providers a bit of a break on paperwork. The state's Workforce Commission, Office of Workers' Compensation Administration, announced that the LWC-WC-1010 form, long required for medications exceeding ...Read More | |||
