Workers' Compensation News
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Employer Entitled to Summary Judgment on Claim of Discrimination, Retaliation
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07/03/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 77 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 2 min read
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An Ohio appellate court ruled that an employer was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claims for discrimination and retaliation, since it was undisputed that his employment ended because of his refusal to accept a light-duty position.
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Link to Website Constitutes Proper 'Written Notice' of Health Care Network Procedures
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07/03/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 148 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 21 min read
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A Texas appellate court ruled that an employer satisfies the statutory requirement that it provide workers with written notice of the procedures to obtain care within its health care network by providing a link to a website with a list of doctors authorized to provide treatment.
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L&I Drafting Rules to Drop Pension Discount Rate, to 4.5%
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07/03/2018
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 75 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 3 min read
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The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries is drafting rules to bring its pension discount rate in line with actuarial recommendations while setting a separate rate for self-insured employers to try to ...Read More
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Attorneys Request Rehearing on Constitutionality of Statutory Mandate to Use AMA Guides
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07/03/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 114 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 3 min read
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A group of Oklahoma claimants’ attorneys are asking the state Supreme Court to reconsider its decision upholding the constitutionality of a statutory requirement for the use of the sixth edition of the American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment to det...Read More
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Insurance Defense Lawyer Forrester Named to WC Commission
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07/03/2018
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State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 87 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 3 min read
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Longtime workers' compensation defense attorney James Forrester began his first day on the job Monday as the newest member of the Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission. He was appointed last month by Republican Gov. Lawrence Hogan.
Forrester, now one of nine commiss...Read More
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Keystone State Releases New Medical Fee Schedule
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07/03/2018
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 173 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 129 min read
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The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry has released its 2018 medical fee schedule, which includes an increase corresponding to a 3% rise in the average weekly wage in the state, the department announced this week.
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New Practitioner Fee Schedule Now Available
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07/03/2018
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State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 142 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 136 min read
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The Connecticut Workers' Compensation Commission has announced the publication of the 2018 fee schedule for practitioners.
The actual fee schedule is available through Optum360 for a fee. It includes revisions and clarification of some rules, and the new 2018 current procedural ...Read More
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Judge Requests More Guidance on Pacific Hospital Restitution
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07/02/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 1111 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 95 min read
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SANTA ANA, California — U.S. District Court Judge Josephine Staton said on Friday that she really wants to issue a restitution order in the Pacific Hospital of Long Beach case, but she doesn’t know whether she can.
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