Workers' Compensation News
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WCD Corrects Vocational Assistance Fee Schedule
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09/29/2017
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 285 | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Oregon’s Workers’ Compensation Division published an updated vocational assistance fee schedule that it says reflects regulatory changes that took effect at the start of the year, requiring spending limits to be rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
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Worker Who Refused Modified-Duty Job Wasn't Entitled to TTD or Interim Benefits
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09/28/2017
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: MT | Segment: WEST | 187 | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that a worker who refused a modified-duty position was not entitled to interim benefits while he pursued a challenge to the termination of his temporary total disability benefits, and that he wasn’t entitled to TTD either.
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WCIRB Launches New Web Service for Carriers
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09/27/2017
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 649 | 0 | Popular with Legal
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California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau launched a web-based service providing insurers with real-time access to risk data including experience modifications, reported policyholder names and addresses, and assigned classifications.
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Worker Can Recover Costs for Videotaping His Expert's Deposition
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09/26/2017
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 165 | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An Ohio appellate court ruled that an injured worker was entitled to an award of costs for the videographic and stenographic expenses he incurred in deposing his medical expert, but not the amount that he paid for a copy of his the transcript of the deposition of his employer’s expert.
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WCB to Discuss Hiring Judges at Thursday Meeting
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09/22/2017
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 306 | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Board will discuss the possible hiring of administrative law judges during its meeting Thursday in Salem.
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Worker's Delay in Filing Petition Was Fatal to Claim
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09/22/2017
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: MT | Segment: WEST | 326 | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that a worker waited too long to file a claim for additional benefits after she allegedly lost the ability to continue working in 2011.
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Worker's Disability Retirement Benefits Can't Be Offset From Comp Benefits
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09/21/2017
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 172 | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled that a former school teacher’s workers’ compensation benefits were not subject to an offset for the disability retirement benefits she was receiving through the state retirement and pension system for a different disabling condition.
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