Workers' Compensation News
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Committee Passes QME Template Bill | 06/23/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement unanimously passed a bill proponents say would improve the medical-legal process. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Adjustments to Fee Schedule Sections | 06/23/2025 | |
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| The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted orders adjusting sections of the Official Medical Fee Schedule covering payments for physicians and for durable medical equipment. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Overturns Closure of Worker's Claim | 06/23/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court overturned the closure of a worker’s claim, finding the Board of Review had failed to properly consider the evidence before it. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker's FELA Claim for Rail Car Accident | 06/23/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claim under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act for his injuries from being run over by a rail car. ...Read More | |||
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Worker, Property Owner Both Get Partial Summary Judgment in Labor Law Action | 06/23/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim, but that the property owner was entitled to summary judgment dismissing some of his claims against it as well. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Must Pay for Surgery Even Though Worker Didn't Seek Preauthorization | 06/23/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a carrier was liable for the cost of a worker’s surgery, even though it had not been preauthorized, because it was necessitated by an “emergency.” ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Study Analyzes Differences in Fee Schedules | 06/23/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute published a new study comparing medical fee schedules in 44 states and the District of Columbia. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Decision on Occupational Diseases May Doom SIF Claim | 06/20/2025 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Missouri appeals court said a recent decision from the state's Supreme Court holding that occupational diseases are not compensable preexisting disabilities for Second Injury Fund Claims could derail an injured worker's claim for benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Ex-State Trooper Charged With Comp Fraud | 06/20/2025 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former state trooper has been arrested and charged with fraudulently collecting more than $8,000 in workers’ compensation benefits while employed by the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. ...Read More | |||
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Ametros Names Andrea Mills President | 06/20/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Ametros on Wednesday named Andrea Mills president, effective July 1. ...Read More | |||
