Workers' Compensation News
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Injured Workers, Doctors Criticize Insurers' 'Culture of Delay' | 02/13/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: CT | Segment: Top | 544 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 139 min read | |||
| In the backyard of some of the largest workers' compensation insurers in the country, a group of injured workers, doctors, lawyers and union representatives have been blasting away at delays in medical and wage benefits by carriers. ...Read More | |||
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Coal Seam Owner Has Civil Immunity to Mining Company's Employee | 02/13/2020 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 127 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 129 min read | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that the owner of a coal seam was immune from civil liability for injuries sustained by an employee of the mining company it hired to remove the coal. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revisits Labor Law Claim, Finds Summary Judgment Inappropriate | 02/13/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 114 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 14 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court revisited its prior ruling on the viability of a worker’s Labor Law claim and again found that there were triable issues that made summary judgment inappropriate. ...Read More | |||
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Advisory Council Meets Tuesday | 02/13/2020 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 80 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 58 min read | |||
| The Montana Labor-Management Advisory Council is meeting Tuesday to discuss issues including proposed language for benefit brochures and possible amendments to rules relating to submitting medical records for review. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Claim for CRPS | 02/13/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 185 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 29 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board to provide a former school district employee with temporary partial disability benefits, but it overturned the determination that she did not have complex regional pain syndrome. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Proposes Premium Credit for Employers in Good Standing | 02/13/2020 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 90 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 15 min read | |||
| Wyoming employers that made all required workers’ compensation payments in 2019 would qualify for a credit toward 2020 premiums, under recently introduced legislation. ...Read More | |||
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WCS Schedules New Training Class on Rating Exams | 02/13/2020 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 90 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 29 min read | |||
| Nevada’s Workers’ Compensation Section will hold a free training class Feb. 20 exploring the process for requesting an evaluation to determine an injured worker’s extent of permanent impairment. ...Read More | |||
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Utilization Reviews Down, Providers Up in 2019 | 02/13/2020 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 127 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 65 min read | |||
| The number of utilization reviews and UR appeals in Delaware have dropped in the last year, even as the number of medical providers has increased significantly. ...Read More | |||
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City's Autopsy Requirement Conflicts With State Law | 02/13/2020 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 119 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 12 min read | |||
| The Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled that a city could not require a firefighter’s widow to provide an autopsy report linking his death to his job before she could claim benefits under an injury program. ...Read More | |||
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Misclassification in State Costs Insurers $300 Million a Year, Report Says | 02/13/2020 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 149 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 54 min read | |||
| Insurance carriers in Tennessee lost almost $300 million in one year because of the growing use of labor brokers and misclassification of workers, the Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation said in a new report. ...Read More | |||
