Workers' Compensation News
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Bill That Would Clarify Abandonment Still in Senate Committee | 01/15/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 174 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 26 min read | |||
| Legislation that would bar employers from requiring injured workers, including correctional officers, to pay for medical exams and testing passed the Ohio House two months ago but has seen little action in the Senate. ...Read More | |||
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Commission to Employ AI in Comp Filing Process; Drops Notary Requirement | 01/15/2020 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 299 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 27 min read | |||
| Maryland's Workers' Compensation Commission believes a plan to automate some processes and employ artificial intelligence will streamline the state's comp system and save time for stakeholders. ...Read More | |||
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WCAB Issues Notice of Intent to Strike SJDB Rule, Award Voucher to Released Convict | 01/14/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 949 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 40 min read | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board on Monday announced its plans to invalidate a rule the Division of Workers’ Compensation adopted to resolve disputes involving the Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit, and to order the California Department of Corrections to give a retraining ...Read More | |||
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Samuel Hale Launches PEO Using ADR Carve-Out | 01/14/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 627 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 15 min read | |||
| Samuel Hale announced the launch of a professional employer organization program in California using an alternative dispute resolution process it says “can ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Moving Quickly on Compromise PTSD Bill | 01/14/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: WI | Segment: Top | 371 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 128 min read | |||
| A year after lawmakers failed to agree on a post-traumatic stress bill, the Wisconsin Legislature is now considering a bipartisan compromise that would make it easier for some — but not all — public safety officers to qualify for mental-only benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Tosses Claims by National Guardsmen Alleging PTSD From Prison Riot | 01/14/2020 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 167 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 12 min read | |||
| The New Mexico Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of workers’ compensation claims filed by former National Guardsmen related to their service in helping quell a prison riot almost 40 years ago. ...Read More | |||
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AI-Based Provider-Payer Data Exchange Announced by Change Healthcare | 01/14/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 335 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 10 min read | |||
| Change Healthcare announced that enhancements to its Intelligent Healthcare Platform will allow providers to submit documents and data elec...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Worker's Award for Repetitive Trauma Injury to Shoulder | 01/14/2020 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 158 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 5 min read | |||
| The Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker for a repetitive trauma injury to his shoulder. Case:...Read More | |||
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Liberty Mutual Announces Appointment to Reinsurance Team | 01/14/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 364 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 88 min read | |||
| Liberty Mutual Re named Susan E. Burke vice president and director of assumed reinsurance in its Casualty Treaty department, where she will be responsible for producing, underwriting and servicing a portfolio of casualty treaty reinsurance accounts. ...Read More | |||
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Police Officer Sues After City Denies Comp Claim Related to Homeless Camp Cleanup | 01/14/2020 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 608 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 39 min read | |||
| A Washington state police officer claimed in a civil lawsuit after his workers' compensation claim was denied that exposure to toxic chemicals at a homeless encampment caused his Type II diabetes, according to a ...Read More | |||
