Workers' Compensation News
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Enlyte Launches Physical Medicine Network | 10/11/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Enlyte on Thursday announced the launch of Apricus Physical Medicine, a network for rehabilitation services, including occupational therapy and physical therapy. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Direct Deposit Bill, Senate Passes PTSD Bill | 10/11/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pennsylvania General Assembly passed a bill that would make direct deposit the default method for paying workers' compensation benefits, and the Senate signed off on a measure that would make it easier for first responders to receive benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
| DWC Adopts Medicare Changes to Hospital, ASC Fee Schedule | 10/10/2024 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted an order updating the hospital outpatient department and ambulatory surgical centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule. The division in October posted an order adopting Medicare’s changes to its hospital and ASC ...Read More | |||
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Res Judicata Does Not Bar Worker's Intentional Tort Claim Against Colleague | 10/10/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that res judicata did not bar a school district employee’s intentional tort claim against a colleague even though she received a workers’ compensation settlement for her alleged injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Department Adopts 6.7% Rate Cut | 10/10/2024 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Idaho Department of Insurance on Wednesday announced that it accepted the National Council on Compensation Insurance's rate filing for an average 6.7% reduction in workers’ compensation rates. ...Read More | |||
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Defendant Gets Summary Judgment Dismissing Claims, Granting Cross-Claim | 10/10/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant should have been granted summary judgment dismissing an injured worker’s claims against it and for its breach of contract cross-claim against homeowners. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets No Referral for Evaluation of Noncompensable Condition | 10/10/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a referral to a neurosurgeon for evaluation of a condition that had not been accepted as compensable in a worker’s claim. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Adopts Research Agenda | 10/10/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation on Wednesday announced that it adopted the 2025 agenda for its Workers' Compensation Research and Evaluation Group. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Claim Against Sedgwick CEO | 10/10/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pennsylvania Superior Court upheld the dismissal of a medical provider’s claim for damages against an insurance company executive for the carrier’s alleged failure to pay for the treatment of workers’ compensation patients. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: No Compensation for Jouster Injured at Renaissance Festival | 10/10/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Louisiana Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of a decision finding that a man injured while jousting was excluded from the state's workers' compensation system. ...Read More | |||
