Workers' Compensation News
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MEMIC Paying Record $22M in Dividends | 10/03/2018 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 79 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 213 min read | |||
| Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Co. announced Tuesday that it will pay a record $22 million in dividends to 17,000 employers. MEMIC’s bo...Read More | |||
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DWC Dismisses Thousands of Liens Filed by Younger Drobot | 10/02/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1613 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 51 min read | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation, in the first major case involving a law requiring it to dismiss liens held by those who have been convicted of fraud, eradicated nearly 5,000 claims filed by companies affiliated with Michael R. Drobot. ...Read More | |||
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Court Clarifies Time Limits for Contractor to Challenge Decision on Safety Citation | 10/02/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 209 | 1 | Popular with Legal | 13 min read | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that a contractor has 30 days from the date of a decision by the Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board to bring a challenge, without extra time to account for the mailing of the decision. ...Read More | |||
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Treatment for Opioid Dependence Varies Among States, Study Finds | 10/02/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 306 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 33 min read | |||
| As workers’ comp payers have become more open to the idea of treating injured workers for opioid dependence, a new study has found differences among individual states and regions in how opioid abuse and dependence are treated. ...Read More | |||
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Lawsuits Argue That Certificates of Need Increase Costs | 10/02/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 221 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 55 min read | |||
| Two physicians — one in North Carolina and another in Iowa — think they have found at least a partial solution to rising medical costs and have filed lawsuits to clear the way. ...Read More | |||
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FDA Backs Study on Effectiveness of Compounded Pain Creams | 10/02/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 189 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 29 min read | |||
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is planning a study on the safety and effectiveness of compounded topical pain creams. The FDA last wee...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Clerical Worker's Claim of Industrial Cause for De Quervain's Tenosynovitis | 10/02/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 87 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 20 min read | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a clerical worker failed to prove that her de Quervain's tenosynovitis was an occupational disease caused by years of computer work. ...Read More | |||
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Networks Now Treating 50% of New Claims as Costs Fall | 10/02/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 116 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 21 min read | |||
| The percentage of new claims filed within Texas medical networks ticked up since last year and now represent exactly 50%. The cost o...Read More | |||
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Multiplier Applies to PPD Award for Worker Who Voluntarily Retired | 10/02/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 85 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 129 min read | |||
| A divided Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that a worker who retires for reasons not solely related to a prior compensable injury is entitled to application of a two-multiplier to an award of permanent partial disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Prior Ruling Didn't Bar Exclusive Remedy Defense Against Injured Worker | 10/02/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 139 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read | |||
| A divided Illinois Appellate Court panel on Friday ruled that worker’s tort claim against his employer’s alleged joint venturer was barred by the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
