Workers' Compensation News
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Employer Can't Withdraw Motion to Determine MMI After Hearing
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12/10/2019
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State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 172 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 4 min read
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The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that an employer was not allowed to withdraw its motion to determine whether a worker had reached maximum medical improvement after a hearing had already been held.
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Audit Penalties Increase in 2018, Clear $1M for Fourth Time
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12/09/2019
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By: Tonika Reed (Reporter)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 1363 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 64 min read
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Penalties for claims violations rose again in 2018 and cleared $1 million for just the fourth time since the Division of Workers’ Compensation started the Profile Audit Review process in 2003.
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Governing Committee to Meet Wednesday
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12/09/2019
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 312 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 48 min read
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The Governing Committee of the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California will review potential actuarial and research projects for 2020 during a Wednesday meeting in Oakland.
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Lawmakers Eye Expanding Presumptive Cancers, IME Process
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12/09/2019
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: AZ | Segment: Top | 185 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 104 min read
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Arizona lawmakers are considering legislation to expand the list of cancers that are presumed to be an occupational disease, and amend the independent medical examination law to ensure appropriate examiners are evaluating presumptive cancer claims.
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Pre-Filed Bills Would Create PTSD Presumption
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12/09/2019
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State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 160 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 174 min read
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Post-traumatic stress disorder would be presumed to arise out of work for first responders and other emergency workers in Missouri, under a pair of bills pre-filed ahead of the 2020 legislative session.
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WCB Directors Meeting Tuesday
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12/09/2019
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State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 99 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 148 min read
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The board of directors for the Maine Workers’ Compensation Board will hear a series of reports during a Tuesday meeting in Augusta.
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Court Upholds Payment to Treatment Providers Based on Medicare Rate
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12/09/2019
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 186 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 17 min read
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A Texas appellate court upheld an administrative resolution of a dispute over payment of workers’ compensation medical benefits, finding a group of providers were entitled to reimbursement at 200% of the Medicare rate.
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Advisory Committee Meeting Tuesday
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12/09/2019
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State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 147 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 25 min read
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Wisconsin’s Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council will discuss legislative proposals during a meeting Tuesday in Madison.
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