Workers' Compensation News
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Delivery Co. Can't Get Summary Judgment on Liability for Driver's Accident
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11/15/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 53 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 25 min read
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A New York appellate court ruled that a delivery company was not entitled to summary judgment on its liability for a driver’s accident, since there was a triable question as to whether the driver was an employee and whether he was acting within the scope of his employment when the accident ...Read More
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Rate Bureau Goes Beyond Protz Fix, Files for 14.74% Decrease
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11/15/2018
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 171 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 47 min read
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The Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau, acting sooner than many had expected, has recommended a 14.74% loss cost reduction, just two weeks after the governor signed House Bill 1840, known as the "Protz fix" law.
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Fake QME Who Billed Insurers for Med-Legal Reports Gets Probation
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11/14/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1070 | 1 | Popular with Legal | 24 min read
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A Southern California doctor who held himself out as a qualified medical examiner and billed insurance companies for reports to resolve nonexistent disputes was sentenced Tuesday to five years' probation and ordered to complete 100 hours of community service, ...Read More
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OCDA Returned Contribution From Indicted Businessman
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11/14/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1037 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 16 min read
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Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas has returned nearly $4,000 in campaign contributions from a Southern California businessman accused of paying referral fees to generate more than a quarter of a billion dollars in bills for ancillary services including MRIs and durable medical equip...Read More
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Claimants' Attorneys Seek Pay Raise as WCB Reviews Fees
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11/14/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor)
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State: OR | Segment: Top | 162 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 33 min read
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Oregon claimants' attorneys say efforts to bring their pay more in line with what workers’ compensation defense attorneys are paid haven’t worked, and the Workers’ Compensation Board should give them a raise when it reviews attorney fee regulations later this year....Read More
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States Making Progress on Physician Dispensing Issues
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11/14/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 292 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 75 min read
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Physicians in Colorado will soon face stricter limits on their dispensing of opioids to injured workers, in the latest example of states taking aim at a major cost driver in workers’ comp pharmacy.
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Facing Higher Premiums, Volunteer Firefighters Now Talking Statewide Strike
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11/14/2018
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: WV | Segment: Top | 230 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 50 min read
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After years of spiraling workers’ compensation premiums and little action from lawmakers, the outlook has become so dire that West Virginia volunteer firefighters are now considering going on strike to jolt officials into action.
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Attorney General Claims Drugmaker Increased Comp, Health Care Costs
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11/14/2018
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State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 138 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 139 min read
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A lawsuit filed by New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal against Janssen Pharmaceuticals claims the drugmaker deceptively marketed its opioid products, driving up the cost of health insurance and workers’ compensation coverage for state employers.
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