Workers' Compensation News
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New Bill Seen as Compromise; Would Set Up Opioid-Only Formulary
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06/12/2018
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: MA | Segment: Top | 294 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 41 min read
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A bill promoted by the Massachusetts governor earlier this year that would have created an extensive workers' compensation formulary has morphed into a measure that would restrict only opioid-based medications.
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Volunteer EMT Entitled to Trial on Calculation of AWW
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06/12/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 77 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 30 min read
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The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled that a volunteer emergency medical technician was entitled to a jury trial as to the proper calculation of his average weekly wage for determining the amount of benefits due for a duty-related injury.
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Employer Can't Recover Benefits Paid to Worker Through Indemnity Agreement
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06/12/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: HI | Segment: WEST | 129 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 45 min read
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The Hawaii Supreme Court last week unanimously ruled that an employer cannot recover workers' compensation payments under a contractual indemnification provision with a third-party tortfeasor that causes injury to its own employee.
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Division Proposing Fee Increases, Dispute-Resolution Process
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06/12/2018
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State: CO | Segment: WEST | 120 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 84 min read
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The Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation is proposing medical fee increases of about 1% to 5% and adoption of new medical-dispute procedures in its annual update to its medical fee schedule and utilization review rules.
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Homicide Suspect Sentenced in Work Comp Case
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06/12/2018
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 95 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 4 min read
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An Ohio man suspected of killing a man who was romantically interested in his girlfriend has been sentenced to a year in prison for creating a phony workers’ comp certificate of coverage, according to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation.
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SAIF Board Elects Chairman, Welcomes New Member
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06/12/2018
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 343 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 89 min read
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The board of directors for SAIF Corp. elected Jeff Stone as chairman, and Krishna Balasubramani vice chair, the carrier announced Monday.
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Division Approves Fee Schedule Increase
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06/12/2018
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State: SD | Segment: NORTH | 116 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 4 min read
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The South Dakota Division of Labor and Management has approved a revision to the workers’ compensation fee schedule that increases the reimbursement rate to providers, by 0.5%.
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No Benefits for Train Conductor Assaulted by Passenger
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06/12/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 93 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 4 min read
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A New York appellate court ruled that a train conductor was not entitled to benefits for her injuries from an assault by a passenger looking for a free ride.
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