Workers' Compensation News
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Rand Recommends Pay-for-Performance Pilot Program | 08/01/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Rand Corp. recommended that the California Division of Workers’ Compensation consult with system users to develop a pay-for-performance pilot program and other medical payment policy changes that aim to improve access to care. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Tramway Safety Bill to Correct Statutory Reference to Definition of 'Employee' | 08/01/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill calling for workplace safety standards covering passenger tramways that also includes provisions clearing up a statutory reference to the definition of “employee” for the purposes of workers’ compensation. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Proposes Changes to Rules for Service Charges, Automatic Gratuities | 08/01/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance submitted to the Texas Department of Insurance a filing proposing changes to the Basic Manual for Workers’ Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance that would clarify that service charges and automatic gratuities are included in payroll....Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Injured Miner's Request for Penalties | 08/01/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of an injured miner’s request for penalties. Case: Egizio v. Consol ...Read More | |||
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Additional Fact-Finding Needed to Determine Reimbursement for State Trooper | 08/01/2023 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that a trial judge will have to make additional findings as to whether and when an injured state trooper's insurance was reinstated after he returned to his job. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Not Bound to Waiver of Lien Against Worker's Third-Party Recovery | 08/01/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker did not have a binding deal with his employer’s insurance carrier to waive its lien against his recovery from a third-party tortfeasor. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Board Gets Assessments From Trust Member, but No Collection Fee | 08/01/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the imposition of additional assessments on a member of a defunct group self-insurance trust but vacated the imposition of a collection fee on the amount owed to the Workers' Compensation Board. ...Read More | |||
| IAIABC Moves to New Office | 08/01/2023 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions on Monday announced that it has moved its office. The IAIABC is now located at 6580 Monona Dr., No. 1243, in Monona, Wisconsin, a suburb of Madison. The IAIABC on Monday said the check lockbox address for ...Read More | |||
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High Court Rejects 'Straightjacket' for Compensability of Mental Health Claims | 07/31/2023 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Michigan Supreme Court on Friday adopted a new test to determine whether a plaintiff successfully demonstrated that a workplace injury significantly contributed to her psychological problems, saying a four-factor test it created in 2001 as a guide has “morphed into a straitjacket....Read More | |||
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WCD Seeks Comments on Proposals to Implement Legislation | 07/31/2023 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division is soliciting comments on proposed rules to implement legislation passed during the 2023 session. ...Read More | |||
