Workers' Compensation News
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Carrier Must Defend Owner, Construction Manager From Worker's Suit | 09/02/2020 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 154 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 55 min read | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that a subcontractor’s insurance carrier had a duty to defend a property owner and construction manager from an employee’s claims of negligence. ...Read More | |||
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DCBS Schedules Sept. 17 Hearing on Assessments | 09/02/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 101 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 8 min read | |||
| The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services will hold a virtual hearing Sept. 17 on a yet-to-be-proposed workers’ compensation premium assessment rate for 2021. ...Read More | |||
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Commission Starts Smartphone Contract Tracing at Hearings | 09/02/2020 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 141 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 29 min read | |||
| Starting this week, the Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission is utilizing modern technology to enhance COVID-19 contact tracing for participants at hearings. ...Read More | |||
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Average Cost-to-Charge Ratio for Hospitals Drops Slightly | 09/02/2020 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 121 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 50 min read | |||
| The Michigan Workers' Compensation Agency has posted new cost-to-charge ratios for 160 hospitals across the state. The ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Claim Alleging 'Power Press Exception' to Exclusive Remedy | 09/01/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1407 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 80 min read | |||
| An employer’s failure to install any point-of-operation guards created a triable issue about whether a manufacturer’s vague recommendation to use some type of protection is sufficient to trigger an exclusive remedy exception for a woman whose hand was severely injured in a machine, a ...Read More | |||
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SCIF Declares $75M Midyear Dividend | 09/01/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 347 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 47 min read | |||
| State Compensation Insurance Fund on Monday announced a midyear dividend that will return $75 million to California employers with policies that took effect between Jan. 1 and Aug. 26. ...Read More | |||
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Pharma Costs Have Fallen, but Specialty Treatments Could Send Prices Back Up | 09/01/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 508 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 41 min read | |||
| Lower claims costs over the past several years have pushed workers' compensation pharmacy costs down, but emerging and expensive specialty treatments could reverse the trend if stakeholders aren't discerning in weeding them out, a national pharmacy expert said. ...Read More | |||
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Research Shows Hospital Outpatient Centers Don't Charge the Max Allowed | 09/01/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 256 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 36 min read | |||
| A $100 increase in a fee schedule's reimbursement doesn't always mean a $100 increase in the price of the medical service. At hos...Read More | |||
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Split Panel Finds No FELA Liability for Engineer's Injuries | 09/01/2020 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 163 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 27 min read | |||
| A divided federal appellate court panel ruled that a railroad was not liable for a train engineer’s injuries from a derailment caused by a misaligned track switch. ...Read More | |||
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SAIF Board, Audit Committee Meeting Wednesday | 09/01/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 136 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 19 min read | |||
| The board of directors and the Audit Committee for SAIF Corp. are meeting Wednesday in Salem. ...Read More | |||
