Workers' Compensation News
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Medical Advancements May Mean More Mega Claims
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05/23/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 269 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 18 min read
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Advances in technology are helping catastrophically injured workers survive and live longer than in years past, while also adding to claim costs for the most severe injuries.
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Massive Premium Rebate Program Starting to Raise Questions
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05/23/2018
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: OH | Segment: Top | 212 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 43 min read
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The Ohio Board of Workers' Compensation is set to vote Thursday on another rebate for employers, this one the largest in 20 years. If the board approves the $1.5 billion rebate on premiums, the checks could be in the mail by July.
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Division Posts Instructions for Calculating Self-Insurer Assessment
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05/23/2018
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 55 | 0
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division published a bulletin with instructions for calculating self-insured employer premium assessments for the fiscal year that starts July 1.
Self-insured employers are allowed to calculate premium assessments using either a “normal plan&rd...Read More
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WCD Updates Cost-of-Living Matrix, Vocation Assistance Limits
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05/23/2018
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 55 | 0 | Popular with State agency | 1 min read
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Oregon’s Workers’ Compensation Division revised its cost-of-living matrix and increased the cap on vocational rehabilitation benefits.
The cost-of-living matrix contains conversion factors used to calculate a person’s benefits based on the year they were injured. The con...Read More
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Cannoles, Clasing & Hock Merges With Albers Firm
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05/23/2018
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State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 27 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 4 min read
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Cannoles, Clasing & Hock, a Baltimore County law firm with a concentration in workers’ compensation, is joining the law firm of Ross W. Albers.
The merger, announced Tuesday, marks Albers' fourth office in Maryland as well as the addition of workers’ compensation ...Read More
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PAID Act to Streamline Settlement Introduced in Congress
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05/23/2018
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 121 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 20 min read
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Legislation intended to make it easier to identify secondary payers who might be owed money during the workers’ comp settlement process was introduced in Congress on Friday.
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Worker Can Proceed With Claims for Violation of Labor Law, Building Code
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05/23/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 90 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 5 min read
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A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker was entitled to proceed with his Labor Law claim for a back injury that was allegedly caused by his effort to push a suspended scaffold out of a recessed area where it had swung, as well as a claim based on an alleged violation of the buildi...Read More
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Excessive Fees Went to Three Providers, Investigation Shows
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05/23/2018
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State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 151 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 9 min read
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Details continue to emerge about skyrocketing workers’ compensation in Paterson, New Jersey, after a former city councilman’s brother was suspended as risk manager for the city and for the school district.
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