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Workers' Compensation News
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Report: Study to Reassess Cancer Risk at Firehouse
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07/10/2018
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 88 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 3 min read
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Oncological epidemiologists in Washington state will take another crack at assessing whether firefighters at a single firehouse in Seattle have a higher rate of cancer than their colleagues, according to a ...Read More
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Court Issues Dual Rulings Compelling Employer To Pay For Doctor Of Choice
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07/10/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 99 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 24 min read
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In a set of companion cases, a Louisiana appellate court ruled that two workers complaining of industrial hearing loss could not be denied treatment with the physician of their choice.
Case: Kyle v. Boise Cascade Co. and Scott v. Packaging Corp. of America,
Nos. 18-384 and 18...Read More
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Law Clerk Named Industrial Commissioner
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07/10/2018
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State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 124 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 74 min read
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North Carolina Industrial Commission Chairman Charlton Allen has appointed his law clerk to be deputy commissioner.
Ashley Moore also clerked for former commissioner Linda Cheatham and commission Vice Chair Yolanda Stith. Moore is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and earned ...Read More
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He Kept On Trucking for Five Years, All The While Collecting Benefits
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07/10/2018
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 94 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 13 min read
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An Ohio judge ordered a claimant to pay more than $78,000 for continuing to collect workers' compensation benefits while working as a truck driver.
Walter Lee, 54, of Frazeysburg, Ohio, was sentenced to five years' probation and a 14-day suspended jail term. Lee pleaded guilty in ...Read More
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DWC Approves Quarterly Adjustment to Fee Schedule
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07/09/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 249 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 58 min read
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has adjusted the hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgery center fee schedule to conform with quarterly Medicare changes.
The DWC said Friday that an administrative director order dated July 3 is the second adjustment from the July ...Read More
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WCIRB Announces Streamlined Letter of Authorization Process
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07/09/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 396 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 21 min read
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California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau announced plans to allow insurers, agents and brokers to request authorization from policyholders to access rate sheets, inspection reports and risk summary reports online.
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Supreme Court Upholds PTD Award for Sprained Ankle, Plus Attorney Fees
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07/09/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: SD | Segment: Top | 155 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read
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The South Dakota Supreme Court last week ruled that a retail worker was entitled to permanent total disability benefits after she sprained her ankle at work, plus an award of attorney fees, because of the comp carrier’s failure to properly investigate her claim.
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