Workers' Compensation News
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DWC Finalizes Spinal Cord Stimulator Audit Plan | 07/19/2023 | |
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| Source: Steve Nichols, News Contributor | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Jeff Nelson approved a spinal cord stimulator plan-based audit. ...Read More | |||
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WCC Seeks Comments on Fee Schedule | 07/19/2023 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission is seeking comments on potential revisions to its medical fee schedule as it begins the process of reviewing and drafting proposed updates. ...Read More | |||
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SAIF Corp. Names Chief Actuarial Officer | 07/19/2023 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Olivia Keefer Oregon’s SAIF Corp. anno...Read More | |||
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Governor Extends Authorization to Pay Benefits by Debit Card | 07/18/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill allowing carriers to continue using debit cards to pay indemnity benefits for another year. Newsom on T...Read More | |||
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Optum: Impact of PTSD on Workers' Compensation Grows | 07/18/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| By Steve Nichols, News Contributor The impact of post-traumatic stress disorder on workers’ compensation is growing across the nation, according to the medical director and the public policy director for Optum Workers’ Comp and Auto No-Fault. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Revives Worker's Labor Law Claim for Foot Injury | 07/18/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided New York appellate court revived a worker’s Labor Law claim for his foot injury. Case: Powell v. City of New York, No...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Foreseeability Isn't Required for Traveling Employee Rule to Apply | 07/18/2023 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Nevada Supreme Court clarified that for a worker to be eligible for benefits under the traveling employee rule, there is no foreseeability requirement to his injury. ...Read More | |||
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Plumber Gets TTD Award for Infected Hand | 07/18/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of benefits to an injured plumber for an infection that developed after he scraped his hand at a job site. ...Read More | |||
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Pritzker Appoints Kisa P. Sthankiya to Workers' Compensation Commission Review Board | 07/18/2023 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker appointed Kisa P. Sthankiya to serve on the Workers’ Compensation Commission Review Board. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Announces Rule Expanding Injury, Illness Report Requirements | 07/18/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor adopted a rule requiring employers in certain high-hazard industries to electronically submit injury and illness information to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, starting Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
