Workers' Compensation News
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Assessment Rate to Decrease by 6% | 11/03/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The workers’ compensation assessment rate will decrease by 6% in 2024 saving New York employers more than $50 million, according to a statement from the Workers’ Compensation Board. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney Who Mishandled Comp Settlement Loses Law License | 10/31/2023 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court last week yanked a Louisville attorney’s law license for mishandling a workers’ compensation matter and a Social Security disability benefit claim for two different clients. ...Read More | |||
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Agent Accused of Pocketing Comp Premiums | 10/24/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Department of Insurance announced that an agent in Laguna Beach was arraigned Monday on 27 felony counts for allegedly stealing $62,000 in premiums from at least 10 businesses. ...Read More | |||
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AWB 'Disappointed' With Proposed 4.9% Rate Increase | 09/22/2023 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The president of the Association of Washington Business said in a statement that the organization was “disappointed” with the Department of Labor and Industries proposal to increase workers’ compensation rates next year. ...Read More | |||
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ATA Launches Tools Promoting Telemedicine to Address Health Disparities | 09/19/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The American Telemedicine Association on Monday announced that one of its advisory groups is releasing three tools to disseminate ways that telehealth can address disparities and inequities in health care. ...Read More | |||
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Appeal by Employer, Carrier Mooted by Board's Amended Opinion | 09/07/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an amended decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board mooted an appeal filed by an employer and its insurance carrier. ...Read More | |||
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Amended Bill Would Cap TD Extension at 90 Days for Successful IMR Challenge | 09/06/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An amended bill that would extend the duration of temporary disability benefits by up to 90 days when an injured worker successfully challenges a denial of requested medical treatment was among measures fiscal committees in both chambers of California’s Legislature passed last week. ...Read More | |||
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Agreement Doesn't Bar Employer From Subrogation Against Settlement | 08/29/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an employer could subrogate against the balance of a worker’s third-party settlement by reducing future indemnity payments. ...Read More | |||
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Agency Improperly Reverses Magistrate's Factual Findings to Deny Disability Pension | 08/29/2023 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled that the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board improperly reversed factual findings made by a magistrate as to the cause of a worker’s disability. ...Read More | |||
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Amendment Removes Psychologists From UR Licensing Requirement | 08/28/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California lawmaker recently amended a bill to remove a provision that aimed to ensure that psychologists conducting utilization review for employees of private businesses are licensed in California. ...Read More | |||
