Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Fee Schedule Cap on Reimbursement for Pot | 10/19/2022 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Mexico Court of Appeals said an injured worker wasn’t entitled to full reimbursement for his out-of-pocket medical cannabis costs because they exceeded the maximum payment allowed under the state’s medical fee schedule. ...Read More | |||
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Chemical Processor Fined $192,620 for More Than 60 Safety Violations | 10/19/2022 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced that a manufacturing company that works with dangerous chemicals was fined $192,620 after inspectors identified 46 serious violations of workplace safety regulations and 17 general safety and health violations. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Determination That Worker's Condition Tied to Accident | 10/14/2022 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a finding that an assembly line worker’s condition of was causally related to an accident that happened when a forklift pushed a bin into her. ...Read More | |||
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COVID Safety Requirements Trimmed for Employer-Provided Housing | 10/13/2022 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division scaled back COVID-19 protections for employer-provided labor housing, removing provisions deemed “no longer appropriate to this stage of the pandemic.” ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds PPD, Medical Expense Awards to Injured Worker | 10/13/2022 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a worker’s permanent partial disability and medical expense awards were not against the manifest weight of the evidence in her case. ...Read More | |||
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CDI Announces Charges in $2.5M Premium Fraud Case | 10/12/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Department of Insurance announced that three people associated with a trucking business in Fresno were arraigned Tuesday on four felony counts each for their alleged involvement in a scheme to reduce their workers’ compensation premiums by underreporting $2.5 million in payro...Read More | |||
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CSLB to Require Proof of Comp Coverage for Additional License Classifications | 10/12/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Contractors State License Board announced that proof of workers’ compensation coverage will be required for four license classifications, starting Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Laude 2022 Winners Announced | 10/07/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| WorkCompCentral presented awards Tuesday for outstanding contributions to the workers’ compensation industry during its annual Comp Laude Awards and Gala in Huntington Beach, California. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Medical Payments Decrease Slightly During Pandemic | 10/07/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Medical payments per claim decreased by more than 3% in the pandemic years 2020 and 2021 in half of the states studied by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Worker's Claim for Penalties, Fees; Orders Further Proceedings on Credits Due | 10/07/2022 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a denial of attorney fees and penalties to a worker with four pending claims and remanded the issue of the employer’s entitlement to a credit. ...Read More | |||
