Workers' Compensation News
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Court Rejects Carrier's Claim of Misconduct by Judge
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02/23/2021
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 229 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 9 min read
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A New York appellate court ruled that a workers’ compensation law judge who made a joke about consulting with “an en banc panel” did not engage in misconduct warranting the rescission of her decision.
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Principles of Estoppel Don't Bar Widow From Seeking Benefits
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02/23/2021
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State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 114 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 260 min read
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A Missouri appellate court clarified the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission’s jurisdiction to rule on issues of estoppel and found that a widow was not barred from seeking benefits for the murder of her husband by a co-employee.
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Board Moves to Electronic Submission of Comp Coverage
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02/23/2021
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State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 103 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 78 min read
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Indiana employers may now submit workers' compensation coverage forms online, and paper forms will soon be barred, the state's Workers' Compensation Board announced.
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All 935 Meat Worker COVID Claims Denied, Newspaper Reports
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02/23/2021
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State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 477 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 77 min read
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Despite widespread media attention and complaints from workers, all 935 COVID-19 workers' compensation claims at Minnesota's largest meatpacking plants have been denied, according to the Star Tribune newspaper.
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Commission Plans to Update Anesthesia Reimbursement
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02/23/2021
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 106 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 166 min read
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The Louisiana Workforce Commission plans to update the workers' compensation reimbursement for nurse anesthetists, in keeping with Medicare's codes and modifiers.
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Lawmakers Announce Single-Payer Proposal
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02/22/2021
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1757 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 40 min read
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A group of California lawmakers on Friday announced the introduction of a bill that would create some type of single-payer health care system but provided few details about what the proposal would look like.
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MLAC Opts for Work Group on Proposed Changes to TD Authorization, Overpayment Credits
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02/22/2021
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By: Mark Powell (Reporter)
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State: OR | Segment: Top | 223 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 12 min read
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Members of the Management-Labor Advisory Committee on Friday said they’ll convene a subcommittee to parse a bill introduced in the Oregon Legislature that would remove restrictions on retroactive authorization for temporary disability and limit carriers’ ability to recover overpayment...Read More
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