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Industrial Commission Posts Opioid Presentation | 09/25/2018 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 23 | 0 | |||
| The Idaho Industrial Commission posted to its website a slideshow and audit recording from a presentation about medication-assisted treatment for opioid ...Read More | |||
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Medical Advisory Committee Discussing Platelet-Rich Plasma | 09/25/2018 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 5 | 0 | |||
| The committee that advises the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division on which medical services should be compensable will continue its review of platelet-rich plasma during an Oct. 19 meeting. ...Read More | |||
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IME's Failure to Address Worker's Off-Duty Fall Didn't Render Opinion Unreliable | 09/25/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 6 | 0 | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for a back injury even though an independent medical examiner's report failed to address the man's off-duty fall as a potential cause of injury. ...Read More | |||
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Parish Bears No Liability for Cement Truck Driver's Fatal Crash | 09/25/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 5 | 0 | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that the family of a truck driver failed to prove that his fatal accident had been caused by the defective condition of the road on which he had been traveling. ...Read More | |||
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Bureau Proposes Rule Changes for Public Employees | 09/25/2018 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 5 | 0 | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation will hold a public hearing Oct. 31 to discuss a number of changes to rules affecting public employees who are injured on the job. ...Read More | |||
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Effort to Oust WC Director Could Top $4 Million in Legal Fees and Damages | 09/25/2018 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 5 | 0 | |||
| An effort by the governor to remove the former Iowa Workers' Compensation Commissioner from office has cost taxpayers $1 million in legal fees and could top $4 million in fees and damages before the fight is over. ...Read More | |||
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Two Plead Guilty to Working While Collecting Injury Benefits | 09/25/2018 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 27 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 22 min read | |||
| Just a few weeks after claiming he was injured in 2016 while working at a restaurant, a Cleveland-area man went back to work. Now, he must pay some $4,000 in restitution and a $500 fine after pleading guilty last week to workers' compensation fraud. ...Read More | |||
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Letter Carrier Busted After Heavy Lifting at Comic Con | 09/25/2018 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 20 | 0 | |||
| A former New Hampshire postal worker pleaded guilty in federal court last week to making false statements and working while receiving federal workers' compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Passing Scores Save UROs From Paying Most Penalties for 2018 Audit Violations | 09/24/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 435 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read | |||
| Five utilization review organizations audited this year all scored passing grades, resulting in the Division of Workers’ Compensation waiving most of the penalties they faced for violations uncovered during the inspections. ...Read More | |||
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4th DCA Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Lien Fraud-Prevention Legislation | 09/24/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 465 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 30 min read | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that two newly enacted statutes designed to address lien fraud pass constitutional muster. Case:...Read More | |||
