Workers' Compensation News
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WCB Meeting to Discuss Budget, Staffing
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04/16/2018
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State: AK | Segment: WEST | 35 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read
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The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board will discuss the fiscal year 2018 budget and staffing issues during a meeting in May.
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IME Qualification Bill Heading to Conference Committee
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04/16/2018
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State: HI | Segment: WEST | 95 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 3 min read
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A bill that would establish qualification standards for Hawaii doctors conducting independent medical examinations is heading to an end-of-session conference committee after the House of Representatives refused to concur with amendments adopted in the Senate.
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WC Judges to Get First Raise in a Decade
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04/16/2018
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State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 125 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 4 min read
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Workers' compensation judges in New Jersey will soon receive a pay raise, their first since 2009, thanks to legislation that was sent to the governor on Friday.
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Worker Can Proceed With Retaliatory Discharge Action
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04/16/2018
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 91 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 1 min read
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A Texas appellate court revisited and rescinded its prior ruling that had dismissed a worker’s claim for wrongful termination after his son, a co-employee, filed a comp claim.
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Senate Approves Bill to Expand Reach of Claimant Attorney Fees
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04/16/2018
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State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 109 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 30 min read
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The New Jersey State Senate has approved a bill that requires claimant attorneys fees to be based on all benefits received by the client after a representation agreement is signed, not just the amount of the award that is in excess of the amount the claimant already received.
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Governor Signs Bill Increasing Death Benefits
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04/16/2018
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State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 93 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 36 min read
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Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer has signed into law a bill that increases death benefits, including a hike in maximum benefits to dependents, to $100,000 from $18,500.
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State Now Requires Pre-Approval on Compounded Drugs
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04/16/2018
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 173 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 25 min read
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation has formally adopted and published its long-awaited rules that will require pre-authorization for compounded drugs, a move designed to stem the escalating costs of those medications.
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Legislative Committee to Review Opioid, Notice Rules
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04/16/2018
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State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 124 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 44 min read
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The North Carolina Rules Review Commission on Thursday will consider a proposal by the Industrial Commission to amend regulations regarding treatment with opioids, and computation of time and notices.
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