Workers' Compensation News
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Chief Comp Judge Surges in Fundraising for Supreme Court Spot | 02/20/2020 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 119 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 97 min read | |||
| Arkansas' chief workers' compensation judge is in a tight race for an open seat on the state Supreme Court, a spot that will be decided in less than two weeks. ...Read More | |||
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State Supreme Court Upholds Comp Exemption Law for North Dakota Businesses | 02/20/2020 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 169 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 50 min read | |||
| The Minnesota Supreme Court has found that a law that gives a special workers' compensation exemption to North Dakota employers is not unconstitutional. ...Read More | |||
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ICW Announces 2020 Safety Webinar Series | 02/19/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 290 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 47 min read | |||
| ICW Group Insurance Cos. is launching a webinar series to educate workers’ compensation policyholders on best practices to keep employees safe. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Committee Won't Confirm Chief Judge Nominee | 02/19/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 293 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 47 min read | |||
| The chairman of a Florida Senate committee said he will not hold a confirmation hearing for John MacIver, who was appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis as chief judge of the Division of Administrative Hearings last fall. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Opens Registration for Annual Conference | 02/19/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 131 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 55 min read | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation on Tuesday opened registration for its annual conference being held May 19-21 in Austin. ...Read More | |||
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WCB Adds App for Virtual Hearings | 02/19/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 115 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 139 min read | |||
| The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board on Tuesday launched a new Android app that will allow injured workers, attorneys and other case participants to attend hearings remotely. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Worker's Challenge to Doctor's Report, Upholds PPD Award | 02/19/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 134 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 22 min read | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that the Industrial Commission did not abuse its discretion in awarding an injured worker a percentage of permanent partial disability that fell between the ratings provided by two physicians who examined her. ...Read More | |||
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Medical Advisory Committee Meets Friday | 02/19/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 85 | 0 | Popular with Medical | 6 min read | |||
| Oregon’s Medical Advisory Committee will hear a report on opioid use and continue discussions about whether the system should cover cervical artificial disk replacements, during a meeting Friday. ...Read More | |||
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No Attendant Care Services for Worker Who Didn't Follow Procedure | 02/19/2020 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 94 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 20 min read | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court overturned an award of attendant care services to a worker with a traumatic brain injury because he did not follow the proper procedure under state medical treatment guidelines. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Names Primary Care Physician as Chief Medical Officer | 02/19/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 107 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 39 min read | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation on Tuesday named Dr. Bradley J. Lewis as the agency’s chief medical officer. ...Read More | |||
