Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Reverses Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim, Receive Additional Benefits | 02/01/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of a worker’s request to expand her claim, collect additional benefits and receive additional medical treatment. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Publishes 2024 Insurance Carrier PBO Assessment Plan | 02/01/2024 | |
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| Source: Steve Nichols (News Contributor) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has published the 2024 Insurance Carrier Performance-Based Oversight Assessment Plan. Sectio...Read More | |||
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Police Officer Gets Benefits for Aggravation of Preexisting Back Problems | 01/31/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of benefits to a police officer for an aggravation of his preexisting back issues. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Proposes Fee Schedule Rules, Tweak to MCO Regs | 01/31/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division proposes rules to update fee schedules for 2024 and tweak requirements for managed care organizations. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Increase Witness Fees, Physician Reimbursements | 01/31/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida doctors would be in line for a raise regardless of the types of injured workers they’re treating, under legislation moving through the state House of Representatives. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Double Benefits for Injuries Involving Illegal Child Labor, Safety Violations | 01/31/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Iowa employers would be on the hook for double the benefits they otherwise would pay to workers injured in the course of employment in which the employer is found to have violated specific labor laws or rules. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Upholds Denial for Worker's Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | 01/31/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of benefits for a worker’s carpal tunnel syndrome because the onset of his condition and his diagnosis predated his date of hire with his most recent employer. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Pass Bills to Limit Billing Disputes, Notify Workers of Right to Appeal Claim Denials | 01/31/2024 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Virginia lawmakers passed bills that would allow employers and carriers one year to recover payments to health care providers and require them to notify injured workers of the right to dispute claim denials. ...Read More | |||
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No Error in Judge's Grant of Modification, Denial of Penalty | 01/31/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a judge did not err in granting an employer’s modification based on a labor market survey, nor did the judge err in denying a worker’s penalty petition. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits to Plumber for Shoulder Injury | 01/31/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to a plumber for an alleged shoulder injury where he initially failed to disclose a car accident between his alleged date of injury and the date he sought treatment. ...Read More | |||
