Workers' Compensation News
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Bill Would Create Presumption for 9/11 Workers | 01/11/2024 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Legislation introduced in New Jersey would create a presumption of compensability for some injuries or illnesses first responders suffered while responding to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. ...Read More | |||
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Republic Indemnity Names Gene J. Simpson President | 01/10/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Great American Insurance Group on Tuesday named Gene J. Simpson president of its California-based workers’ compensation subsidiary, Republic Indemnity, effective immediately. ...Read More | |||
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Provider Can't Challenge Carrier's Use of Billing Code to Deny Coverage | 01/10/2024 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Supreme Court ruled that a medical care provider lacked legal standing to challenge an insurance carrier’s use of a billing code to deny coverage to patients as violating the workers’ compensation law. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reinstates Benefits for Worker With Shoulder Injury | 01/10/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court reinstated a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission awarding benefits to a worker for his shoulder injury. ...Read More | |||
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No Increase in IR, Additional Benefits, Cannabis Reimbursement for Worker | 01/10/2024 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Mexico Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to a higher impairment rating or additional benefits, nor was he entitled to reimbursement for medical cannabis. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Fails to Make Adequate Findings That Support Denial of Employer's Motion | 01/10/2024 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled that a trial judge failed to make adequate findings to support a denial of an employer’s request to be relieved from liability. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Announces Final Rule on Employee Classification | 01/10/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday announced a final rule that it says aligns with longstanding judicial precedent that employers have used to determine whether a worker is an employee or a contractor. ...Read More | |||
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Proposal Returns to Shorten Deadline for Medical Fee Disputes | 01/10/2024 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New Jersey state senator is making another run at reducing the statute of limitations to two years in workers’ compensation medical fee disputes. ...Read More | |||
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MedRisk Acquires Medata | 01/10/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Workers’ compensation physical rehabilitation management firm MedRisk on Tuesday announced the acquisition of medical cost-containment technology firm Medata. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Says DCBS Director May Address Billing Dispute for Services Unrelated to Comp Claim | 01/09/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that the director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services has the authority to address a medical billing dispute over services that were not causally related to an injured worker’s accepted claim. ...Read More | |||
