Workers' Compensation News
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Court Denies Motion for Acquittal, New Trial by Labor Org Convicted of Fraud | 04/21/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal court in Sacramento found that the owners of a labor organization convicted of fraud are not entitled to a new trial even though they claimed they were denied the opportunity to introduce evidence about the legality of the work comp product they sold in California. ...Read More | |||
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Former Postal Worker Must Return Overpayment of Disability Retirement Benefits | 04/21/2025 | |
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| State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld a determination that a former postal worker was required to return an overpayment of her disability retirement annuity benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Loses Challenge to Calculation of AWW, Termination of Benefits, Denial of Change in Doctor | 04/21/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court rejected a worker’s challenge to the calculation of his average weekly wage, the termination of his benefits and the denial of his request to change treatment providers. ...Read More | |||
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Fee Review Section Miscalculates Payments Due for Ketamine Treatment | 04/21/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals overturned a determination that a ketamine treatment provider was not entitled to additional payment for its services, since the Fee Review Hearing Office had miscalculated the amounts due. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Finding That Employer Failed to Timely Contest Claim | 04/21/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a finding that an employer failed to timely controvert a worker’s claim of injury. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Passes Bill to Move Comp Court to Judicial Branch | 04/21/2025 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Montana lawmakers voted to send the governor a bill that would move the Workers’ Compensation Court to the judiciary branch. The state Hous...Read More | |||
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CWCI Reports 16% Increase in QMEs, 17% Increase in Requests for Panels | 04/18/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported that the number of qualified medical evaluators increased 16% from 2019 to 2024, but the number of requests for QME panels increased by 17% over the same period. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Drops PR-1 Proposal, Opens Second 15-Day Comment Period on UR Rules | 04/18/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Thursday opened a second 15-day comment period on proposed utilization review rules after abandoning a proposal to create a new progress report. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Bill to Discontinue Group Self-Insurance | 04/18/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill that would prohibit the Department of Insurance from certifying new group self-insured plans after Sept. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Prohibits Using X-Mods to Disallow Bids | 04/18/2025 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Indiana Gov. Mike Braun signed a bill prohibiting state agencies from using experience rating to preclude a business from submitting a bid for a contract. ...Read More | |||
