Workers' Compensation News
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DOL Announces Final Rule on Employee Classification | 01/10/2024 | |
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| 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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| 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 | |||
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SCOTUS Won't Review Decision Finding LHWCA Doesn't Preclude Asbestos Claim | 01/09/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition to review a decision finding that the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act didn’t preempt a state-law damages claim for asbestos exposure against a maritime employer. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits to Nurse for COVID-19 Infection | 01/09/2024 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Superior Court of Delaware upheld the denial of benefits to a nurse for her COVID-19 infection, finding it was more likely than not she had contracted the disease from her son than from her work. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Employers' Equal Protection Challenge to BWC Rebate Process | 01/09/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court revived an equal protection challenge to the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s process of providing premium rebates to employers. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Commissioner Didn't Abuse Discretion in Excluding Expert Reports | 01/09/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that the workers' compensation commissioner did not commit an abuse of discretion in excluding an injured worker's expert reports from evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Nix Experience Rating Requirement From Contracts | 01/09/2024 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Indiana government agencies would be precluded from specifying minimum experience ratings when soliciting bids or entering into contracts, under legislation introduced Monday. ...Read More | |||
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PEO Coverage Bill Back Before Lawmakers | 01/09/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida state senator is taking another run at legislation that would require employee leasing companies to provide comp coverage for all of a client’s workers if the client company does not have coverage itself. ...Read More | |||
