Workers' Compensation News
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Paradigm Outcomes Rebrands, Establishes Three Divisions
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12/04/2018
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 173 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 18 min read
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Paradigm Outcomes, a provider of medical management for catastrophic workers’ comp injuries, is now known simply as Paradigm.
The rebranding encompasses Paradigm’s wholly owned subsidiaries, The Alaris Group, Encore Unlimited, ForeSight Medical and Adva-Net. Paradigm will offe...Read More
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WCB Advisory Panel to Discuss Subpoena of Health Information
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12/04/2018
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 65 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 1 min read
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An advisory committee to the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Board will meet on Dec. 17 to discuss a rule concept regarding obtaining “individual identifiable health information” through a subpoena.
The meeting, which starts at 9 a.m., will take place in Portland at 16760 S...Read More
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Research Shows Continued Savings Since 2005 Reforms
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12/04/2018
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 125 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 102 min read
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Thirteen years after Texas revamped its approach to workers' compensation, the system continues to reflect cost savings and worker satisfaction, the Division of Workers' Compensation reported Monday.
The division's Research and Evaluation Group by law is required every other y...Read More
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Court Won't Set Aside Dismissal Based on Worker's Failure to Participate in Discovery
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12/04/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 64 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 5 min read
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A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claim based on his repeated refusals to respond to discovery demands and his attorney’s decision not to oppose the motion to strike his complaint.
Case: Soto v. Chelsea W26, No. 2017-09267, 11/28/2018, pub...Read More
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Commission Clarifies Rules on Who's Exempt from Comp Coverage
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12/04/2018
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State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 136 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 13 min read
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West Virginia's insurance commissioner, in response to some apparent confusion over who is exempt from workers' compensation coverage requirements, has issued an informational bulletin that seeks to clarify the rules.
The ...Read More
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Contractor Gets Summary Judgment on Claim For Alleged Drill Mishap
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12/04/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 93 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 9 min read
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A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a general contractor on a Labor Law claim filed by a worker who was allegedly injured while using a drill.
Case: Cutrona v. Plaza Construction, No. 2016-04505, 11/28/2018, published.
Facts: Neal Cutrona is a journeym...Read More
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Injured Police to Get Extra Benefits After Scathing Opinion by Labor Board
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12/04/2018
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State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 105 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 26 min read
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A state labor relations board last week issued a scathing opinion against Bridgeport, Connecticut, noting that the city acted in bad faith in denying extra benefits to more than 100 injured police officers.
“These officers were doing their job, protecting the city, and, once injured...Read More
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WCIRB Analysis Finds Reforms Living Up to Promises
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12/03/2018
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 506 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 102 min read
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What in effect is the final report card before California Gov. Jerry Brown leaves office shows that the workers’ compensation reforms he championed have performed beyond expectations.
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DIR Assessments Increasing 9% for 2019
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12/03/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 412 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 110 min read
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Assessments on California employers to pay for the workers’ compensation system and labor law enforcement will increase 9.4% in 2019, to $941,820,851, according to notices mailed last week by the state Department of Industrial Relations.
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Murder-for-Hire Charge Against Applicant Dropped
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12/03/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 696 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 21 min read
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Prosecutors have dropped a charge of solicitation for murder against a Fresno applicant who was accused of offering another man $200,000 to kill an attorney, the Fresno Bee reported Friday.
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