Workers' Compensation News
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College of Radiology Blasts New WC Law on Black Lung Disease | 04/10/2018 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 749 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 89 min read | |||
| The American College of Radiology is urging Kentucky lawmakers to repeal the state's new workers' compensation law, because the group says it severely restricts the number of doctors who can diagnose black lung disease. ...Read More | |||
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Municipal Insurance Pool Names City Councilwoman to Board | 04/10/2018 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 94 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 1 min read | |||
| Patricia Johnson The Florida Municipal I...Read More | |||
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Gov. Names Two New Compensation Judges, Reappoints Six | 04/10/2018 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 96 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 64 min read | |||
| Gov. Rick Scott has reappointed six workers' compensation judges in Florida and named two new ones. ...Read More | |||
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New Mental Health Guideline on Way, but not Soon Enough for Some | 04/09/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 811 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 105 min read | |||
| The absence of a mental health chapter in California’s workers’ comp medical treatment guidelines is sparking a new wave of concern that psychological care for injured workers is being inappropriately denied. ...Read More | |||
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Roofing Contractor Cited for Lack of Fall Protection | 04/09/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 331 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 109 min read | |||
| An Escondido-based roofing contractor is facing $134,454 in proposed penalties for alleged repeat violations of fall protection safety standards. ...Read More | |||
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4th DCA Upholds Grant of Nonsuit on Worker's Disability Discrimination Claims | 04/09/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 462 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 24 min read | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that a worker could not proceed with her disability discrimination claims against her former employer, since she failed to prove she had a mental disability or that she was fired because of it. ...Read More | |||
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Death Benefits Bill Goes to Governor | 04/09/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: KS | Segment: Top | 146 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 37 min read | |||
| Five years after a deep-red Republican Legislature made cuts to the already-tight workers' compensation benefits in Kansas, worker advocates are celebrating a victory in improved death benefits for dependents. ...Read More | |||
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Fee Schedule Proposal Offers Pay Hike to Anesthesiologists | 04/09/2018 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 120 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 17 min read | |||
| The Arizona Industrial Commission will hold a public hearing April 26 to take comment on a proposed annual update to its Physicians' and Pharmaceutical Medical Fee Schedule. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies Coverage Obligations for Carriers of Employers With PEOs | 04/09/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 124 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 12 min read | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court last week assured a federal appellate court that no provision of state law reserved jurisdiction over a coverage dispute between two insurance carriers to the state’s Office of Judges. ...Read More | |||
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NAMSAP Schedules Series of Medicare Set-Aside Webinars | 04/09/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 134 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 69 min read | |||
| The National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals has released its schedule of webinars through the end of the year. ...Read More | |||
