Workers' Compensation News
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Generic for Opioid Antidote Evzio on the Way After Price Hikes Spark Criticism
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12/14/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 201 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 17 min read
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The pricey Evzio auto-injector, which is used to administer opioid overdose antidote naloxone, will come in a generic form next year at a price of $178, compared to the current brand-name price of $4,100, drugmaker Kaleo announced.
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Forms, eCase System 'Driving Everyone Crazy,' Attorney Says
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12/14/2018
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: NY | Segment: Top | 332 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read
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After repeated complaints from attorneys — and an October court ruling that found the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board had been too picky about a minor error on a form — the board has made some revisions to the document and is offering guidelines on the ...Read More
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Insurance Commissioner Must Sue in Carrier's Home County
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12/14/2018
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State: MT | Segment: WEST | 148 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 29 min read
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The Montana Supreme Court this week ruled that a dispute between the state’s insurance regulator and a workers’ compensation insurance carrier needs to be heard in the county where the carried maintained its principal office.
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Court Rejects Attorney's Claim to Additional Fees
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12/14/2018
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 92 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 18 min read
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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a claimants’ attorney was not entitled to the payment of additional fees from his former client after being discharged for cause.
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ICA Threatens Employers Trying to Control Care
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12/14/2018
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State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 112 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 15 min read
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The Industrial Commission of Arizona threatened to bring bad-faith actions against employers and carriers that illegally try to control who is treating injured workers.
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Court Tosses Employer's Challenge of VSSR Award
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12/14/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 86 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 1 min read
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An Ohio appellate court ruled that an employer’s challenge to an Industrial Commission decision awarding enhanced benefits to an injured worker was properly dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
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Attorneys General Oppose Changes to Patient-Handling Requirements
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12/14/2018
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 57 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 4 min read
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A proposed U.S. Department of Labor rule change that would allow young workers to operate power-driven patient lifts without training or supervision is facing opposition from a coalition of attorneys general from 10 states and the District of Columbia.
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Worker Advocacy Groups Call for Comp Reforms
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12/14/2018
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State: CO | Segment: WEST | 106 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 17 min read
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A handful of worker advocacy groups in Colorado are calling on incoming Gov.-elect Jared Polis to select leadership for the Department of Labor and Employment who will “modernize the agency” and embrace reforms.
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