Workers' Compensation News
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Average Weekly Wage Climbs to $939, Effective Jan. 1.
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12/05/2018
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 78 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 149 min read
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The statewide average weekly wage in Florida has risen slightly, the Florida Division of Workers' Compensation announced this week.
Effective Jan. 1, the wage will climb from the...Read More
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Defendant Had Immunity From Civil Suit as Statutory Employer
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12/05/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 53 | 0 | Popular with Array | 1 min read
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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a corporate affiliate was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a tort claim by a contractor’s injured employee because the company qualified as his statutory employer.
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Industrial Commission Counsel Elected Judge
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12/05/2018
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State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 142 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 139 min read
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Brian Ratledge, the general counsel for the North Carolina Industrial Commission, has been elected as a trial court judge in Wake County.
Ratledge, a Republican, took over as general counsel at the commission in January 2017.
On Nov. 6, he won 38,615 votes, or just over 30%, ...Read More
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Court Tosses Sanctions Against NYSIF Attorneys
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12/05/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 155 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 51 min read
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A New York appellate court overturned a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board imposing sanctions on the attorneys who represented the State Insurance Fund in its unsuccessful effort to transfer liability for a claim to the Special Fund for Reopened Cases.
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Revolving Fund Drives Majority of Assessment Increase
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12/04/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 417 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 50 min read
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Increased use of the supplemental benefit program created by 2012 reforms, and less revenue from lien filing fees, both contributed to the need for the Department of Industrial Relations to increase its annual assessment on California employers, by more than $80 million.
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Office Manager Convicted of 51 Felonies in Kickback Scheme
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12/04/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1654 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read
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An office manager for a Southern California radiologist faces more than 43 years in state prison after a jury convicted him on 51 felony counts of paying kickbacks for patient referrals, the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office announced.
Gonzalo Paredes, 62, was convicted No...Read More
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Majority of Clients Injured in Terrorist Shooting Seek Medical Retirement
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12/04/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 861 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 28 min read
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A California applicants’ attorney representing a dozen San Bernardino County workers who were injured in a terrorist attack during a holiday party at the Inland Regional Center three years ago said the majority of her clients have or will take medical retirement.
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Devices to Fight Opioid Crisis Get Boost From FDA
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12/04/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 254 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 15 min read
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New devices intended to help address the opioid crisis — ranging from a digitally controlled pill dispenser to a deep transcranial magnetic stimulation system — may soon be on the market, following their selection as winners of the FDA’s opioid innovation challenge....Read More
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Billing Errors Cause Too Many Payments to Be Disallowed, Stakeholders Say
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12/04/2018
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: FL | Segment: Top | 238 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 38 min read
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At a hearing in Tallahassee last week on proposed billing dispute resolution procedures, medical providers urged Florida regulators to allow them a way to correct minor errors before the claim is tossed altogether.
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