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Workers' Compensation News
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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 | 1570 | 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 | 200 | 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 | 111 | 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 | 132 | 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 | 439 | 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 | 239 | 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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Worker Gets Benefits for Head Injury From Fainting
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06/11/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 176 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 36 min read
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The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that a worker suffered a compensable head injury from striking the ground after she suffered a fainting episode at work, even though it was an admittedly personal infirmity that had caused her to faint.
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WCD Announces Good-Faith Exception for First Payment Audits
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06/11/2018
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 62 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 1 min read
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division said it will consider whether a carrier or self-insured employer had a reasonable explanation for not paying all temporary disability benefits due with the first payment.
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Women May Be at Higher Risk of PTSD, Commission Told
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06/08/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 554 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 53 min read
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OAKLAND, California — Men have a higher risk of being exposed to traumatic events that could spark post-traumatic stress disorder, but women have a higher risk of developing PTSD, according to a report presented Thursday to a California labor-management committee.
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