Workers' Compensation News
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L&I Tries to Refocus Vocational Rehab on Return to Work | 07/10/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: WA | Segment: Top | 146 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 521 min read | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries launched a rulemaking process intended to help shift the focus of vocational rehabilitation services from determining benefit eligibility to returning injured employees to work. ...Read More | |||
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6th Circuit Strikes Down Ban on Solicitation of Comp Claimants | 07/10/2019 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 120 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 11 min read | |||
| A federal appellate court struck down Ohio’s statutory prohibition on the solicitation of workers’ compensation clients as a violation of the First Amendment. ...Read More | |||
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1st DCA Overturns Denial of Sanctions Against Attorney | 07/10/2019 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 159 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 42 min read | |||
| A Florida appellate court overturned the denial of a worker’s request for sanctions against an attorney over an allegedly false statement. ...Read More | |||
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NJCRIB Unveils Improved Data Upload System | 07/10/2019 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 110 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 134 min read | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau this week unveiled a new version of its Manage Data tool, which allows carriers to input, edit and view policy and statistical data, almost in real time. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Directed Verdict for Carrier | 07/10/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 193 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 16 min read | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld a directed verdict in favor of a workers’ compensation insurance carrier on a worker’s challenge to the denial of his claim. ...Read More | |||
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Broadspire Partners With Carisk Imaging on Diagnostic Testing | 07/10/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 147 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 18 min read | |||
| Broadspire, a third-party claims administrator, is partnering with Carisk Imaging to provide access to radiology networks, appointment scheduling and billing services for workers’ compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Ambulance Workers Say They Need PTSD Benefits, Too | 07/10/2019 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 201 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 88 min read | |||
| Ambulance workers experience grisly scenes and suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, too, according to emergency personnel in Connecticut who are miffed that a new workers' compensation law does not include them. ...Read More | |||
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Construction Company Contests Citations After Worker Dies in Collapse | 07/10/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 114 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 32 min read | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Long Island construction company for alleged violations of workplace safety hazards after a worker was killed in a structure collapse. ...Read More | |||
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Bellevue Worker Waits Two Years on Claim | 07/10/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 153 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 6 min read | |||
| A worker at New York City's famed Bellevue Hospital is finally seeing some relief, two years after he said he was assaulted by a coworker and injured his back — a case involving bungled evidence that required the claim to be reopened earlier this year. ...Read More | |||
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Texas Mutual Gives $53,000 for City's Comp Safety Program | 07/10/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 167 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 59 min read | |||
| Texas Mutual Insurance Co. has granted a $53,000 dividend to the City of Converse for maintaining a workers' compensation safety program. A local ...Read More | |||
