Workers' Compensation News
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Worker's Malpractice Action Against UR Doctor Comes to End | 10/12/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 979 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 70 min read | |||
| 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. ...Read More | |||
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Lack of Settlement Authority a Barrier to Claim Closure | 10/12/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 355 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 20 min read | |||
| 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. ...Read More | |||
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NASI: N.Y. Saw Biggest Cost Increases in 2016, Mich. Greatest Drop | 10/12/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 236 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 42 min read | |||
| 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. ...Read More | |||
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Rule Would Implement Death Benefit Policy for First Responders | 10/12/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 142 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 107 min read | |||
| 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. ...Read More | |||
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AF Group Marketing Campaign Features Injured Workers' Stories | 10/12/2018 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 146 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 32 min read | |||
| Workers’ comp insurer AF Group is working with marketing agency Phire Group on a campaign to explain workers’ compensation to potential policyholders. ...Read More | |||
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Commission Can't Ignore Barriers Facing Itinerant Worker Requesting Extension | 10/12/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 111 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 70 min read | |||
| 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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First-Responder Liaison Looking to Make Presentations to Agencies | 10/12/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 1142 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 7 min read | |||
| After hiring a first-responder liaison, as directed by state lawmakers, the Texas Office of Injured Employee Counsel is taking the show on the road. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Rejects Employer's Challenge to Non-Final Order | 10/12/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 97 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 5 min read | |||
| 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. ...Read More | |||
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Surveillance Video of Worker Provided Sufficient Basis for Forfeiture of Benefits | 10/12/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 114 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 17 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that inconsistencies between a worker’s reported limitations and his activities captured on a surveillance video were sufficient to support a forfeiture of his entitlement to benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Wichita Falls Seeks New TPA After Dispute Over Police Officer's Benefits | 10/12/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 135 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 182 min read | |||
| Two weeks after the Texas attorney general determined that a city contract with a workers' compensation claims administrator had to be made public, the city has decided to find a new administrator firm. ...Read More | |||
