Workers' Compensation News
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Bill Would Raise Pay for Doctors Treating Cops, Firefighters | 01/26/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida lawmakers are deliberating a proposal to allow police and firefighters with presumptive injuries to select a medical specialist for treatment and to pay the selected doctor up to twice the rate authorized by Medicare. ...Read More | |||
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Double Amputation Leads to $156,259 Penalty | 01/26/2024 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced that a Vancouver construction company was fined $156,259 after a teenager lost his legs in a trenching accident. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates Physician Fee Schedule | 01/25/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation updated the physician and non-physician practitioner services section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to adopt relevant 2024 changes in the Medicare payment system. ...Read More | |||
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Airline Worker Gets Benefits for Injuries on Employer's 'Extended Premises' | 01/25/2024 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to an airline employee for her injuries from a fall as she was using a covered walkway to travel from her parked car to her workstation. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Appoints Former WCA Director as Comp Judge | 01/25/2024 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham appointed former Workers’ Compensation Administration Director Ned S. Fuller to serve as a workers’ compensation judge. ...Read More | |||
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No Additional Benefits for Teacher Whose Claim 'Evolved' From Knee Injury to Multiple Conditions | 01/25/2024 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a limited award of benefits to an injured special education teacher who underwent years of treatment for her knee, back and upper extremities. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Not Entitled to Additional TTD for Depression | 01/25/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a denial of temporary total disability benefits to an injured worker for her depression. Case: Sta...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Adopt ABC Test for Work Comp | 01/25/2024 | |
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| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Legislation introduced in Rhode Island would require using what’s commonly referred to as the “ABC test” to determine whether someone is an employee and eligible for workers’ compensation benefits, among other things. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Retired Police Officer's Claim for Heart Conditions | 01/25/2024 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Court of Appeals overturned a denial of benefits to a retired police officer for his heart issues, finding that substantial evidence did not support a conclusion that he could correct his predisposing conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Proposes to Double Benefits for Injuries Tied to Safety Violations | 01/25/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Iowa workers who are injured as a result of workplace safety violations would receive a 100% increase in benefits, under legislation introduced Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
