Workers' Compensation News
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Biden Administration Asks SCOTUS to Review Hanford Worker Presumption | 09/17/2021 | |
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| President Joe Biden’s administration is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a 2018 Washington state law that created a presumption of compensability for certain conditions suffered by federal workers at the Hanford nuclear reservation. ...Read More | |||
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WCB Says 'Fitting Fees' and 'Services Fees' Not Allowed | 09/17/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Soliciting or receiving payments from a third party for chiropractic or other health care treatment and services is not allowed, New York State Workers’ Compensation Board Chairwoman Clarissa M. Rodriguez said in a statement. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Seeks Input on Possible Rule Changes | 09/17/2021 | |
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| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is asking system users for input on any rules that should be amended. Anyone recommen...Read More | |||
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Commission Approves 10% Funding Increase for Anti-Fraud Efforts in 2022-23 | 09/16/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
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| California’s Fraud Assessment Commission on Wednesday approved a 10% increase to an employer-funded assessment that finances prosecutors who investigate workers’ compensation fraud. ...Read More | |||
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DWC: No Change in TD Rates for 2022 Due to Drop in Average Weekly Wage | 09/16/2021 | |
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| Maximum and minimum temporary disability rates will remain unchanged in 2022 as a result of a more than 15% drop in California's average weekly wage during what were essentially the first 12 months of the pandemic. ...Read More | |||
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High Court to Rule on Family's Entitlement to Post-Mortem Payment of Award | 09/16/2021 | |
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| New York’s highest court will weigh in on a family’s right to the remaining payments on a worker’s nonschedule permanent partial disability award in cases of death unrelated to a job injury. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Worker's Challenge to Denial of Claim for Back Injury | 09/16/2021 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Missouri appellate court revived a worker’s challenge to a denial of her claim for a back injury, finding she satisfied the pleading requirements to present a petition for review. ...Read More | |||
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Court Allows Interlocutory Appeal From Denial of Interlocutory Appeal to CRB | 09/16/2021 | |
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| State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The District of Columbia Court of Appeals accepted an interlocutory appeal by a worker challenging his employer’s ability to have his request for an informal conference dismissed. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Accepting Applications for Comp Judges | 09/16/2021 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Nominating Committee is accepting applications to fill two vacant administrative law judge positions in the Kentucky Department of Workers’ Claims. ...Read More | |||
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Prosecutors Charge Woman With Comp Fraud After Surveillance | 09/16/2021 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Prosecutors in Connecticut say a woman has been charged with illegally collecting workers’ comp benefits after surveillance footage allegedly showed she had exaggerated the extent of her injuries, the state announced in a ...Read More | |||
