Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Reopen Claim | 10/04/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to reopen her claim for temporary total disability benefits, additional medications and a referral to a rheumatologist. ...Read More | |||
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Court Voids Award to Worker for Burn Injury, Vacates Award on Wage Claim | 10/04/2024 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled that a circuit court lacked jurisdiction over a worker’s claim for compensation for a work-related injury and that an individual member of the limited liability company that employed her could not be held personally liable for her unpaid wages. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Commission Updates CEC Contact Information | 10/04/2024 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission announced personnel updates and changes in contact information within the Court of Existing Claims. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates Employer Forms, Changes Rule Title | 10/04/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced regulatory action to update employer forms and change the title of a rule. The divi...Read More | |||
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CWCI Posts Summary of 2024 Legislation | 10/03/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute published a bulletin listing bills of interest that Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted this year. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Quarterly Adjustment to Hospital, ASC Fees | 10/03/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adopting the latest quarterly update to the outpatient hospital and ambulatory surgery center section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Adopts Updates to MTUS Drug List | 10/03/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced updates to the drug list in the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule to align with national treatment guidelines. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Provider Timely Asserts Claim for Reimbursement | 10/03/2024 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals revived an insurance provider's claim for reimbursement from a widow's wrongful death settlement. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Fines Georgia Pacific for Fatal Accident | 10/03/2024 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries fined Georgia Pacific $648,292 after a worker was crushed by an unguarded packing machine. Ge...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim, Undergo Additional Imaging | 10/03/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a request to expand the scope of a worker’s claim and for additional imaging. Cas...Read More | |||
