Workers' Compensation News
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DWC Posts Update to Physician, Practitioner Section of Fee Schedule | 10/13/2021 | |
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| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the Official Medical Fee Schedule to adopt changes in the Medicare payment system. ...Read More | |||
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Nonsubscribing Employer Can Compel Worker to Arbitrate Personal Injury Claim | 10/13/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a worker could be compelled to arbitrate her personal injury action against her nonsubscribing employer, since an agreement she electronically signed was not unconscionable. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim, but Court Reduces Award | 10/13/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on the issue of liability on his Labor Law claim, but his award of damages should be reduced because it was excessive. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Pursued Comp for Dog Bite Can Proceed With Tort Claim | 10/13/2021 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court ruled that the doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel did not bar a worker from pursuing a civil suit from being bitten by a dog owned by his employer. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Releases 22nd Edition of CompScope Medical Benchmarks | 10/13/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| Prescription payments have fallen rapidly in California since 2013, while in Texas, medical payments per claim increased from 2017-2019, according to the 22nd edition of the CompScope Medical Benchmarks released by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Seeks Comments on Revised Forms | 10/13/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is seeking comments on revisions it is considering for a handful of forms. Forms up for rev...Read More | |||
| Newsom Signs Omnibus Bill, Vetoes Expansion of Firefighter 4850 Time | 10/12/2021 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a multifaceted bill that includes provisions addressing work comp policy cancellation notice requirements and vetoed a bill that would have given California state firefighters full-pay salary continuation benefits in lieu of temporary disability. ...Read More | |||
| Report: Man Arrested After Threatening SCIF Staff | 10/12/2021 | ||
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| The California Highway Patrol arrested a man on suspicion of making criminal threats against staff at State Compensation Insurance Fund, according to a report by the ...Read More | |||
| Restaurant Owner Sentenced for 5-Year Fraud Scheme | 10/12/2021 | ||
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| California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced one of the owners and operators of a Thai barbecue restaurant chain operating in Los Angeles and San Francisco received a two-year suspended sentence for a payroll and sales tax fraud scheme. ...Read More | |||
| Employer Can Terminate Payments for Narcotic Medication for Worker Who Lied About Drug Use | 10/12/2021 | ||
| State: DE | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court ruled that an employer was entitled to discontinue its payment for narcotic painkillers medications based on an injured worker's high use of the medication and dishonesty regarding her use of marijuana. ...Read More | |||
