Workers' Compensation News
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WCB to Require USB Drives for Video Evidence | 07/03/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board announced that it will stop accepting discs of video evidence and will require submissions on USB flash drives. ...Read More | |||
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Assembly Passes PBM Transparency Measure | 07/03/2023 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Assembly on Friday passed a bill setting new transparency standards for pharmacy benefit manager business practices. S...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment for Worker on Labor Law Claim Overturned | 07/03/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should not have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim because of triable issues as to whether anyone knew about the alleged hazard that caused him to trip and fall. ...Read More | |||
| Comp Bills Keep Moving With Approval From Committees | 06/30/2023 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Bills proposing changes to California’s workers’ compensation system continued moving as committees in both chambers of the Legislature passed items that would expand presumptions, require in-state licensing for some providers treating injured workers, and request a study into th...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Livestreaming Virtual Conference July 20 | 06/30/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is livestreaming its 2023 virtual conference starting at 9 a.m. July 20. ...Read More | |||
| DWC Posts Adjustments to Physician Fee Schedule | 06/30/2023 | ||
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| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation updated the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to incorporate to changes in the Medicare system. The order adopts the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ July 1 quarterl...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Default Judgment Against Employer for WC Retaliation | 06/30/2023 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a default judgment against an employer for retaliating against an injured employee who pursued a workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Injured While Repairing HVAC System Gets Summary Judgment | 06/30/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a worker on his Labor Law claim for his fall from an extension ladder. C...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Awards for Shoulder, Back Injuries, but Not Disc Disease | 06/30/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a finding that a worker suffered compensable shoulder and back injuries, but his intervertebral disc disorder was not compensable. ...Read More | |||
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John Novak Named President of ICW Group Insurance Cos. | 06/30/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| ICW Group Insurance Cos. has promoted John Novak to president. ...Read More | |||
