Workers' Compensation News
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Claims Processing Administrative Cost Factor Increasing to 22.78% | 12/11/2018 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 66 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 62 min read | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that the factor used to calculate reimbursement will increase next year for carriers and self-insured employers that paid supplemental disability benefits to a preferred worker. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Tosses Award Due to Change in Statutory Presumption of Compensability | 12/11/2018 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 52 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 46 min read | |||
| The North Carolina Supreme Court overturned an award of benefits to a Wal-Mart employee because it was unclear whether the Workers’ Compensation Commission’s decision was based only on a presumption of compensability that the legislature eliminated. ...Read More | |||
| DWC Increases 2019 Premium Surcharge | 12/11/2018 | ||
| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 58 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 37 min read | |||
| The Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation increased the Workers’ Compensation Cash Fund premium surcharge, to 1.35% for 2019, from 1%. At the same time, the division imposed a 0.1% premium surcharge for the Subsequent Injury Fund and Major Medical Fund. There was no asses...Read More | |||
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Coal Mine Rate Bureau Asks for 10% Increase | 12/11/2018 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 59 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 23 min read | |||
| Workers' compensation costs may be dropping across the country, but not for coal mining companies in Pennsylvania. The Coal Mine Compensation...Read More | |||
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WC Won't Pay for Prospective Injuries, Fire Department Told | 12/11/2018 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 116 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 11 min read | |||
| There's no such thing as a prospective injury in workers' compensation, and insurance won't pay for prophylactic medical treatment. That i...Read More | |||
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Court Strikes Expert Medical Opinion on Compensability of Worker's Mold Exposure | 12/11/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 76 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 29 min read | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that a judge of compensation claims should not have admitted the medical opinion presented by a worker allegedly sickened by her exposure to mold. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Would Expand Presumption for Firefighters, Ease Contractor Status for Taxi Drivers | 12/11/2018 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 68 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 24 min read | |||
| Two workers' compensation bills that saw little action in 2018 have been carried over to the 2019 legislative session, which begins Jan. 9. ...Read More | |||
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Prosecutors Allege Kickback Scheme Netted $211M | 12/10/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1365 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read | |||
| Federal prosecutors in Southern California say a scheme to pay kickbacks to doctors who prescribed compound drugs to injured workers netted more than $211 million in payments over a four-year period. ...Read More | |||
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Public Health Department Reports Data on Carpal Tunnel | 12/10/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 445 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 16 min read | |||
| As many as 6.3 out of every 10,000 full-time employees in California might have carpal tunnel syndrome, according to information the state Department of Public Health posted on its website. ...Read More | |||
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Doctor and Patient Charged With Insurance Fraud | 12/10/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1122 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read | |||
| Southern California prosecutors charged a doctor and a patient with insurance fraud for generating more than $850,000 in bills for medically unnecessary prescriptions for compound creams. ...Read More | |||
