Workers' Compensation News
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Board's New Medical Policy Director Too Cozy With Employers, Insurers, Attorneys Charge | 07/06/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 412 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 82 min read | |||
| The New York Workers' Compensation Board dropped what some worker advocates are calling another bombshell amidst the agency's long-simmering hostilities with some members of the claimants' bar. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Flash Report Finds Golden State Leader in Falling Drug Prices | 07/06/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 225 | 0 | Popular with Vendor | 90 min read | |||
| The 75% decline in prescription drug payments per medical claim in California was the best observed among the 28 states the Workers Compensation Research Institute studied for a new flash report on pharmaceuticals. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Moves Hearing on Medical Reimbursement Rules to Video Conference | 07/06/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 174 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 70 min read | |||
| The Florida Division of Workers' Compensation has moved a long-awaited workshop and hearing to cyberspace due to the continued surge in coronavirus infections in the state. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Fines Employer $9,639 for Exposing Workers to COVID-19 | 07/06/2020 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 200 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 5 min read | |||
| The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries said it fined a fitness center in Yakima $9,639 for exposing workers to COVID-19 by opening for business when it should have been closed. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits Despite Judge's Error | 07/06/2020 | |
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| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 123 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 5 min read | |||
| The Supreme Court of Rhode Island upheld the denial of benefits for a worker’s alleged neck injury even though a judge had erred in discounting the opinion of a medical expert. ...Read More | |||
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Maximum Monthly Benefit Increases by 2.9% | 07/06/2020 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 108 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 9 min read | |||
| The Nevada Division of Industrial Relations announced that the maximum monthly benefit for workers injured on or after July 1 increased by 2.9%. As ...Read More | |||
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June, July Cases to Be Set for August Docket | 07/06/2020 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 80 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 9 min read | |||
| Cases that were postponed from June because of the pandemic will now be set for August to help avoid a backlog, the North Carolina Industrial Commission said in a bulletin. ...Read More | |||
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State, Federal Comp Programs Post New Fee Schedules | 07/06/2020 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 138 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 38 min read | |||
| The federal workers' compensation program and the Connecticut Workers' Compensation Commission have posted new medical fee schedules. ...Read More | |||
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Miami's Largest Hospital Again Cancels Elective Surgery as Virus Spreads | 07/06/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 395 | 0 | Popular with Vendor | 2 min read | |||
| Starting Monday, Miami's largest hospital will once again stop providing elective surgeries, a move that could mean further delays for injured workers who need operations. ...Read More | |||
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Despite Some Gains, Comments Show QME Community Not Satisfied With Latest MLFS Proposal | 07/02/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 799 | 5 | Popular with Legal | 118 min read | |||
| In its latest Medical-Legal Fee Schedule offering, the Division of Workers’ Compensation has upped the proposed payment for med-legal exams and proposed payment for no-shows and canceled appointments, two elements requested by California’s qualified medical evaluators and like-minded ...Read More | |||
