Workers' Compensation News
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Fitch Predicts Ongoing Work Comp Underwriting Profits | 07/17/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 285 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 86 min read | |||
| The U.S. workers’ compensation market is on track for another year of underwriting profit, a trend that analysts at Fitch Ratings expect to continue into 2020. ...Read More | |||
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Memo Warns Companies to Make Clear That UR Isn't Always Binding | 07/17/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: CT | Segment: Top | 141 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 73 min read | |||
| Utilization reviews in Connecticut are required only in managed care plans, and anyone who says otherwise is subject to fines and penalties. ...Read More | |||
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Board Must Determine if Worker Had Good Cause for Delay | 07/17/2019 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 65 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 3 min read | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals revived a worker’s challenge to the denial of his claim, finding his lack of legal sophistication was to blame for his failure to timely request a hearing. ...Read More | |||
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Ankle Sprain Leads to Extended Opioid Use for Some, Study Finds | 07/17/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 128 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 161 min read | |||
| Twelve percent of patients diagnosed with an ankle sprain filled an opioid prescription within seven days, including 8.3% of patients who hadn’t taken an opioid during the past year, according to a study ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Tort Claim Against Employer | 07/17/2019 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 91 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 18 min read | |||
| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld the dismissal of a worker’s tort claim against his former employer, but it overturned the sanctions imposed on his attorneys for pursuing his lawsuit. ...Read More | |||
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Report: DOSH Inspections Decreased Claims Rates | 07/17/2019 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 75 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 4 min read | |||
| Workplace inspections or consultations by the Washington State Division of Occupational Safety & Health reduced claim rates by 30% or more, according to a new state agency report. ...Read More | |||
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Riverboat Casino Qualifies as Vessel for Jones Act Purposes | 07/17/2019 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 138 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 26 min read | |||
| A split Louisiana appellate court ruled that a riverboat casino was a vessel for purposes of the Jones Act, despite its own precedent to the contrary. ...Read More | |||
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Former Comp Commissioner Wins $1.5 Million in Discrimination Suit | 07/17/2019 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 161 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 5 min read | |||
| A jury has awarded Iowa's former workers' compensation commissioner $1.5 million in damages, finding that former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad discriminated against him based on his sexual orientation. ...Read More | |||
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Maximum Weekly Benefits Climb for Temporary Disability | 07/17/2019 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 62 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 23 min read | |||
| The maximum weekly benefit in Missouri climbed almost 4% this month, thanks to an increase in the state's average weekly wage, the Department of Labor announced. ...Read More | |||
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COLA for PTD to Rise 2% in 2020 | 07/17/2019 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 109 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 69 min read | |||
| Maryland workers receiving permanent total disability benefits will see a cost-of-living-adjustment of 2% for 2020, starting in January, the Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission announced in a bulletin....Read More | |||
