Workers' Compensation News
|
SCIF Declares $75M Midyear Dividend | 09/01/2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 362 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 46 min read | |||
| State Compensation Insurance Fund on Monday announced a midyear dividend that will return $75 million to California employers with policies that took effect between Jan. 1 and Aug. 26. ...Read More | |||
|
Pharma Costs Have Fallen, but Specialty Treatments Could Send Prices Back Up | 09/01/2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 518 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 41 min read | |||
| Lower claims costs over the past several years have pushed workers' compensation pharmacy costs down, but emerging and expensive specialty treatments could reverse the trend if stakeholders aren't discerning in weeding them out, a national pharmacy expert said. ...Read More | |||
|
Research Shows Hospital Outpatient Centers Don't Charge the Max Allowed | 09/01/2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 288 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 36 min read | |||
| A $100 increase in a fee schedule's reimbursement doesn't always mean a $100 increase in the price of the medical service. At hos...Read More | |||
|
Split Panel Finds No FELA Liability for Engineer's Injuries | 09/01/2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 175 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 27 min read | |||
| A divided federal appellate court panel ruled that a railroad was not liable for a train engineer’s injuries from a derailment caused by a misaligned track switch. ...Read More | |||
|
SAIF Board, Audit Committee Meeting Wednesday | 09/01/2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 140 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 19 min read | |||
| The board of directors and the Audit Committee for SAIF Corp. are meeting Wednesday in Salem. ...Read More | |||
|
Widow Gets Benefits Despite Husband's Impairment From Marijuana | 09/01/2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 169 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 51 min read | |||
| The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s fall from a catwalk was compensable even though he was presumptively impaired from his use of marijuana. ...Read More | |||
|
Pinnacol Foundation Awards Scholarships to Students Affected by Work Accidents | 09/01/2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 127 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 4 min read | |||
| The Pinnacol Foundation awarded $452,820 in scholarships for the 2020 academic year to 95 Colorado students whose parents have been seriously injured or killed in work-related accidents. ...Read More | |||
|
TMI Hosts Pandemic Workplace Safety Summit Wednesday | 09/01/2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 239 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 31 min read | |||
| Texas Mutual Insurance Co. will host its annual workplace safety summit Wednesday via videoconference, with a focus on keeping employees safe as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to churn. ...Read More | |||
|
Court Revives Widow's Civil Suit Over Fatal Workplace Accident | 09/01/2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 217 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 37 min read | |||
| A Florida appellate court revived a widow’s civil claim due to a judge’s failure to address arguments regarding immunity of co-employees, managers and employers. ...Read More | |||
|
BWC Wants to Remove Some Opioids, Add Other Types of Drugs to Formulary | 09/01/2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 170 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 164 min read | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation is seeking feedback on proposed changes to the outpatient drug formulary, which includes removing some opioids but adding other types of pain medications. ...Read More | |||
