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Workers' Compensation News
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Falling Rates Makes State Less of an Outlier | 07/20/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 742 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 52 min read | |||
| After three years of rate reductions, California may lose its perch at the top of the of the list of the most expensive states in the country for purchasing workers’ compensation coverage. ...Read More | |||
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Convicted Docs Serving Time at Lompoc | 07/20/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1151 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 18 min read | |||
| Dr. Philip Sobol started serving his 21-month sentence for his role in the spinal surgery kickback scheme at Pacific Hospital of Long Beach, court records show. ...Read More | |||
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In-Depth Investigations Recommended for Finding Claimant Fraud | 07/20/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 200 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 30 min read | |||
| Every workers’ compensation claim should be investigated for potential claimant fraud, and investigations should include recorded statements, background checks and a review of the injured worker’s social media accounts, a claims director said this week. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Agrees to Hold Hearing on Enforcement Penalties | 07/20/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 191 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 39 min read | |||
| Just days after insurance and self-insured organizations complained that proposed rules don't go far enough to protect against overzealous enforcement actions, the Division of Workers' Compensation has agreed to hold a public hearing on the matter. ...Read More | |||
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Judge's Fee Award Failed to Adequately Compensate Worker's Attorney | 07/20/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 96 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 34 min read | |||
| The Minnesota Supreme Court this week ruled that a workers’ compensation judge had improperly short-changed an attorney for his work establishing which employer was responsible for the payment of benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Substantial Evidence Supported Commissioner's Denial of Additional Benefits for Worker | 07/20/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 66 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 5 min read | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that substantial evidence supported a workers’ compensation commissioner’s determination that a funeral home employee was not entitled to additional disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Can't Invoke Finding From Vacated Decision to Support Declaratory Judgment | 07/20/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 72 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 3 min read | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission finding that an insurance carrier was entitled to end payment of benefits to an injured worker could not support a declaratory judgment. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Updates Hospital, Ambulatory Surgery Fee Schedules | 07/20/2018 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 81 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 3 min read | |||
| The Alabama Workers’ Compensation Division has published Addendum 3 to its 2018 fee schedule, containing updates to the hospital and ambulatory surgery center fee schedules. ...Read More | |||
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Terms of Stipulation on Worker's Lost Wage-Earning Capacity Dictated Benefit Rate | 07/20/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 66 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 7 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the terms of a stipulation between a worker and his employer pertaining to his lost wage-earning capacity was controlling as to the amount of his weekly benefit rate once he stopped working. ...Read More | |||
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Catastrophes Erode Travelers' Profit in Q2 | 07/20/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 93 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 58 min read | |||
| The Travelers Cos. on Thursday reported net income of $524 million for the second quarter, a 12% drop, from $595 million, in the prior-year quarter....Read More | |||
