Workers' Compensation News
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State Gets $2.5 Million for Return-to-Work Program
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10/10/2018
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State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 51 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read
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Kentucky is the latest state to receive a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, part of a new focus on returning injured workers to the job quickly, when opportunity for improvement is the greatest.
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Alera Group Acquires Two Las Vegas Firms
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10/10/2018
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State: NV | Segment: WEST | 83 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 32 min read
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Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, and risk management firm, has acquired two Las Vegas-based businesses: Distinctive Insurance and GLB Insurance Group of Nevada.
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Jury Convicts Doctor of Fraud, Lying to Medical Board
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10/09/2018
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 1918 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 48 min read
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A Riverside County jury convicted a doctor on seven counts of fraud relating to workers’ compensation medical-legal reports, and seven counts of perjury for lying to the Medical Board of California during a disciplinary proceeding.
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Frequency Increases for Private Self-Insureds
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10/09/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 393 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 50 min read
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The California Workers’ Compensation Institute reports that frequency for private self-insured employers per 100 employees increased last year for the first time in a decade.
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Private-Label Drugs Drive Concern About Topical Medications
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10/09/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 596 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 105 min read
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As the workers’ comp industry has reined in spending on custom-made compounded pain creams, other types of topical medications are now drawing scrutiny.
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Study Shows Chiros Focusing on 'Easy' Lower-Back Exams
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10/09/2018
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: TX | Segment: Top | 249 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 14 min read
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A study by the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation draws a bold line under a concern that physicians have had for years: The designated doctor program has tilted heavily toward chiropractors and away from medical doctors.
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Worker Who Fought for Benefits Can't Reduce Repayment Obligations
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10/09/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 144 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 27 min read
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A narrowly divided Washington Supreme Court last week ruled that the state Employment Security Department can reap the benefits of an injured worker’s efforts to secure additional comp benefits without having to share in the cost of his legal fees.
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