Workers' Compensation News
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WCD Updates Benefit Calculators
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06/20/2018
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 149 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 8 min read
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Oregon’s Workers’ Compensation Division for the last time announced that it has updated online calculators that can be used to determine disability benefits owed to injured workers.
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WCB Meeting June 26
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06/19/2018
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 97 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 60 min read
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Oregon’s Workers’ Compensation Board is scheduled to meet June 26 in Salem.
Agenda items for the meeting indicate that board members are scheduled to discuss administrative law judge “hiring consultation.” The agenda does not elaborate on the nature of the discussi...Read More
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Worker's Settlement of Comp Claims Released FEHA Action Against Employer
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06/15/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1518 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 40 min read
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A California appellate court this week ruled that a pizzeria employee’s settlement of his workers’ compensation claim waived his ability to bring a civil action against his employer for violations of the Fair Employment and Housing Act.
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WCRI: Medical Prices Rising More Slowly in Fee-Schedule States
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06/15/2018
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 190 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 56 min read
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States without a workers’ comp medical fee schedule paid more for a “market basket” of medical professional services commonly used to treat injured workers than did fee-schedule states, according to a new report from the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
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Worker's Losing Record Didn't Bar Most Recent Claim
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06/14/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 102 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read
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An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker’s previously dismissed workers’ compensation claim did not bar her from making another attempt at securing benefits for hand injuries that may be different from those she had asserted earlier.
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WCI Holds Annual Conference Aug. 19-22 in Orlando; Music by the B-52s
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06/12/2018
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State: FL | Segment: NATIONAL | 119 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 91 min read
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The Workers' Compensation Institute will host its annual conference Aug. 19-22 in Orlando, Florida, featuring entertainment from the popular 1980s rock band the B-52s, and motivational words from keynote speaker Lee Corso, an ESPN sports analyst and former head coach.
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Waters Are Roiled After More Post-Protz Court Decisions, Legislation
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06/11/2018
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: PA | Segment: Top | 425 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 84 min read
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The workers' compensation waters of Pennsylvania are in full churn after new court rulings have upended the impairment rating process, and legislation that aims to fix the process has left a deep partisan divide in its wake.
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Webinar Will Focus on Telemedicine Applications
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06/11/2018
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 233 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 45 min read
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As occupational medicine provider Concentra has expanded its telemedicine services into a dozen states, the company’s vice president of telemedicine services will be a featured speaker during a webinar on Tuesday.
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