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Rule Spells Out Injuries That 'Shock the Conscience' for PTSD Claims | 09/19/2018 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 126 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 32 min read | |||
| The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation gave notice Tuesday that it has proposed a rule that will establish exactly how gruesome an injury must be to “shock the conscience.” ...Read More | |||
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NJCRIB Files for 5.3% Rate Decrease | 09/19/2018 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 102 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 10 min read | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau has submitted a filing to the Department of Banking and Insurance seeking a 5.3% decrease in the overall premium and rate level, effective Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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SAIF Holding Forum for Reforestation Employers | 09/19/2018 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 46 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 50 min read | |||
| Oregon’s SAIF Corp. is holding payroll reporting and injury prevention training for employers in the business of restocking depleted forests and woodlands. ...Read More | |||
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HEMIC Subsidiary to Offer Temporary Disability Insurance | 09/19/2018 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 85 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 11 min read | |||
| Hawaii Employers Mutual Insurance Co. is launching a wholly owned subsidiary to offer temporary disability insurance. ...Read More | |||
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Court Tosses Security Guard's Claims of Discrimination, Negligence | 09/19/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 58 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 11 min read | |||
| The Pennsylvania Superior Court threw out a security guard’s claim of discrimination and negligence against her former employer as insufficiently pleaded to survive a motion to dismiss. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Jury Verdict for Injured Worker's Retaliation Claim | 09/19/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 73 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 104 min read | |||
| The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker’s claim of retaliation was properly submitted to a jury to determine whether his pursuit of benefits had led to his termination. ...Read More | |||
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Another Pharmacist Pleads Guilty in Compounding Kickback Scheme | 09/19/2018 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 219 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 4 min read | |||
| Another pharmacist has pleaded guilty in what federal authorities have said is the largest health care fraud case in Mississippi: a compounding pharmacy scheme that defrauded Tricare and other insurance programs of millions of dollars. ...Read More | |||
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Statute of Limitations Barred Worker's Claim for PTSD From Armed Robbery | 09/19/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 84 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 64 min read | |||
| The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel ruled that a worker was time-barred from pursuing a claim for a mental injury from an armed robbery at her workplace. ...Read More | |||
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Doctor Denies Charges in Cream Scheme | 09/19/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 252 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read | |||
| A Waxahachie anesthesiologist is rejecting federal charges that he received kickbacks as part of a two-state compounding medication scheme that defrauded the federal workers' compensation and other insurance programs. ...Read More | |||
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84% of Injured Workers Get Care Within 7 Days; Patients Per Doc Drops | 09/19/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 151 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 32 min read | |||
| The percentage of injured workers who are able to receive initial care within seven days has remained steady for the past several years, at 84%, the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation reported this week. ...Read More | |||
