Workers' Compensation News
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Division Posts Proposed Electronic Filing Rules | 08/30/2018 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 124 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 5 min read | |||
| The Iowa Workers’ Compensation Division gave notice Wednesday of proposed rules that will lay the groundwork for mandatory use of a "workers’ compensation electronic system" to submit claims data and file petitions, forms and other documents. ...Read More | |||
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Division Sets Hearing on Workers' Benefit Fund Assessment Rate | 08/29/2018 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 145 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 18 min read | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division has scheduled a Sept. 20 public hearing to hear testimony on the proposed Workers’ Benefit Fund assessment rate, but it won’t propose the actual amount to be assessed until next month. ...Read More | |||
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Doctors' Reports Saying Worker Had Ability to Work Could Still Form Basis for PTD Award | 08/27/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 131 | 0 | Popular with Medical | 442 min read | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that the reports of two doctors constituted substantial evidence to support the Industrial Commission’s determination that a worker was permanently and totally disabled, even though the doctors said he was still capable of some work. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Repeals Outdated Rule on Fees for Public Records | 08/27/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 169 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 13 min read | |||
| Catching up on some unfinished business, the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has repealed a regulation addressing fees charged for copies of public information that became out of date 13 years ago. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Proposes to Cut Self-Insurer Civil Penalties in Half | 08/27/2018 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 131 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 11 min read | |||
| The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation is proposing to cut in half civil fines against self-insured employers that file late forms and reports, according to a notice posted Friday. ...Read More | |||
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DOE Audit Finds Problems With Work Comp Claims Management at Hanford | 08/24/2018 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 214 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 12 min read | |||
| The Department of Energy does not have effective procedures and controls over the workers’ compensation program at Hanford, according to an audit that was requested by two members of Congress, according to ...Read More | |||
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DWLD Going Its Own, Simpler Way With E-Billing Regs | 08/23/2018 | |
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| By: Eddie Curran (correspondent) | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 228 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 38 min read | |||
| New Jersey will apparently become the first state to mandate electronic medical billing that will not use the model rule instituted by the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions. ...Read More | |||
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DEA Eyes Another Cutback to Opioid Production Quota | 08/22/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 340 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 15 min read | |||
| The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has proposed reducing its manufacturing quota for opioid medications for the third year in a row, a move that some say is focusing on the wrong end of the equation when it comes to opioid overuse. ...Read More | |||
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Division Warns That First Aid Must Be Reported as Injury if Any Bill Paid | 08/17/2018 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 112 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 20 min read | |||
| The Utah Industrial Division put employers and medical providers on notice Thursday that any treatment of an injured worker that results in a bill must be reported as a workplace injury. ...Read More | |||
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Division Wants Proposals for Re-Employment Services | 08/10/2018 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 174 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 12 min read | |||
| The Florida Division of Workers' Compensation has issued a request for proposals on re-employment and vocational evaluation services for injured workers. ...Read More | |||
