Workers' Compensation News
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WCIS Upgrade Slated for October | 09/30/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that its Workers’ Compensation Information System will undergo an upgrade in October. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds UR Determination That Worker's Treatments Weren't Necessary | 09/30/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a utilization review determination that a worker’s ongoing treatments were neither reasonable nor necessary. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Appellate Court Upholds Award of Black Lung Benefits | 09/30/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld an award of black lung benefits for a longtime coal miner. Case: Consol PA Coal Co. v....Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Occupational Pneumoconiosis Claim | 09/30/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s occupational pneumoconiosis claim. Case: Lewis v. Columbia ...Read More | |||
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Comp Attorney James Keefe Sr. Dies at 68 | 09/30/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Long-tenured Illinois workers’ compensation attorney James K. Keefe Sr. died at the age of 68. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Board Employee's Termination Justified | 09/30/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld an arbitrator’s determination that a Workers' Compensation Board employee was properly terminated for misconduct. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Committee Passes Bill to Increase Provider Options for Federal Workers | 09/30/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee passed a bill that would authorize physician assistants and nurse practitioners to treat injured federal workers. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Proposes Rate Cuts for 2025 | 09/30/2024 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance recommended an average 6.1% cut in voluntary loss costs for Connecticut in 2025. NCCI also propo...Read More | |||
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Governor Vetoes 4850 Time for Rangers | 09/27/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed over potential cost concerns a bill that would have allowed county and special district park rangers to receive full-pay salary continuation benefits in lieu of temporary disability. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Promotes Tony Milano to EVP, Chief Actuary | 09/27/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Thursday announced the promotion of Tony Milano to executive vice president and chief actuary. ...Read More | |||
