Workers' Compensation News
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High Court Overturns Summary Judgment on Claim for Fall
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09/06/2017
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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New York’s highest court reversed a grant of summary judgment in favor of an injured construction worker who slipped and fell while using a makeshift ramp to descend from a building.
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Health Insurance May Reduce Work Comp ER Visits, Researchers Find
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08/30/2017
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Other
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Increasing the number of people with health insurance can drive down workers’ compensation costs by reducing the number of emergency room visits, according to a new study from the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.
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High Court Won't Review Decision Sending Doctor's RFA Through UR/IMR
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08/18/2017
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California Supreme Court will not be reviewing a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board finding that a request for authorization for treatment by a doctor within an employer’s medical provider network is subject to the Labor Code’s utilization review and indepen...Read More
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Highway Worker Entitled to PPD Award, Reconsideration of Prior Settlements
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08/14/2017
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with State agency
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The Tennessee Supreme Court’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals panel ruled that a former highway maintenance worker was entitled to a permanent partial disability award for an injury to his legs, as well as reconsideration of his disability from two prior industrial injuries....Read More
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Hockey Team Folds Over Work Comp Costs
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08/07/2017
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State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Danbury's minor league hockey team is ceasing operations after two seasons, citing the high cost of workers' compensation insurance.
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