Workers' Compensation News
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WCIRB Eyes Moving Effective Date for New Rates to August
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12/06/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 378 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 62 min read
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OAKLAND, Calif. — Advisory pure premium rates would take effect in August rather than January starting in 2021 under a new filing schedule being considered by California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau.
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Group Wants State to Adopt IMR Program Like California's
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12/06/2018
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: FL | Segment: Top | 468 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 24 min read
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A proposal by a Florida government watchdog group to revamp how medical claim disputes are handled has underscored the deep divide between claimants’ and insurance representatives in the Sunshine State.
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Regulators Say Independent Contractor Label Not a Work Comp Dodge
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12/06/2018
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By: Eddie Curran (correspondent)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 300 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 30 min read
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When businesses ask the West Virginia insurance commissioner’s office for advice on exempting workers from mandatory workers’ compensation coverage, they are directed to the Internal Revenue Service’s definition of an independent contractor.
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Insurance Law Didn't Bar Comp Carrier's Subrogation Claim
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12/06/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 221 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 65 min read
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The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division this week ruled that an insurance carrier can obtain reimbursement from a third-party tortfeasor for the benefits it paid to an injured worker, even though the worker's ability to recover damages was limited by law.
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Court Clarifies Burden of Proof in Medical Fee Dispute Process
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12/06/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 129 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 183 min read
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A Texas appellate court ruled that a workers’ compensation insurance carrier challenging a medical dispute resolution does not bear the burden of proving that a care provider was not entitled to recover the amount determined by an officer.
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Thousands of IMEs No Longer Registered
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12/06/2018
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 154 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 12 min read
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The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board has posted a list of 3,423 independent medical examiners who are no longer allowed to perform IMEs.
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Oil Field Service Contractor Owed Operator Defense to Suit by Injured Worker
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12/06/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 93 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read
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A Texas appellate court ruled that state law governed an agreement between an oil field service contractor and a well operator, which required that the contractor indemnify the operator for injuries to a worker allegedly caused by the contractor’s negligence.
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