Workers' Compensation News
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Fresno Construction Worker Accused of Double Dipping
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01/22/2021
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 347 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 28 min read
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The California Department of Insurance said a construction worker from Fresno facing fraud and perjury charges for allegedly working while receiving workers’ compensation benefits turned himself in on Thursday.
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Bill Would Allow Patients to Record Independent Medical Exams for Comp Claims
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01/22/2021
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By: Mark Powell (Reporter)
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State: WA | Segment: Top | 97 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 41 min read
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Proponents of a bill that would allow claimants in Washington state to record independent medical exams said during a hearing on Thursday that doing so would increase transparency and maybe give injured workers some peace of mind about what can be a stressful process.
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Stakeholders Surprised by Second Reimbursement Panel Meeting
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01/22/2021
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: FL | Segment: Top | 231 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 51 min read
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Florida's Three-Member Panel, the quasi-government group charged with deciding workers' compensation medical reimbursement rates, has surprised stakeholders by doing something it has rarely done in recent years.
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Bill to Extend COVID-19 Presumption Up for Final Vote
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01/22/2021
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State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 99 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 74 min read
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The Vermont state Senate is scheduled to call a final vote on a bill that would extend a presumption that COVID-19 is compensable for frontline workers until the 30th day following the termination of the state of emergency.
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No Labor Law Liability for Adjacent Property Owner
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01/22/2021
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 99 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 9 min read
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A New York appellate court ruled that a construction worker did not assert a viable Labor Law claim against the owner of the property where he was injured.
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Split Supreme Court Denies Diagnostic MRI, Pain Medication
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01/22/2021
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State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 84 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 63 min read
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A divided West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a coal mine employee was not entitled to diagnostic testing or pain medication related to a shoulder sprain/strain from 14 years earlier.
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NCCI Opens Registration for Virtual Symposium
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01/22/2021
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 114 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 70 min read
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The National Council on Compensation Insurance on Thursday opened registration for its Annual Issues Symposium 2021 that will be held virtually May 11-12.
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