Workers' Compensation News
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CMS Award of WCRC Contract Withstands Protests
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12/20/2017
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 1053 | 0 | Popular with Other | 1 min read
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A protest to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ contract award for a new workers’ compensation review contractor has been denied.
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Court Overturns Award for Worker With Lung Injuries
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12/20/2017
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 1124 | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A New York appellate court overturned an award of benefits to a worker with asbestos-related lung injuries, finding he had failed to prove his condition had caused him a loss of earning capacity after he decided to end his retirement and re-enter the labor market.
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Split Court Says Labor Law Covers Worker's Fall
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12/20/2017
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 921 | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A divided New York appellate court ruled that a painter’s fall from a loading dock while waiting to sign in at a security checkpoint to access his job site constituted a violation of Labor Law Section 240(1), as a matter of law.
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WCD Revises Forms to Reflect State Law Changes
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12/20/2017
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 921 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 5 min read
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division issued two bulletins Tuesday, one dealing with the form and format for a worker’s request to change physician, and another related to the forms required for processing occupational disease or injury claims.
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Court Seeking New Electronic Data Interchange Vendor
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12/20/2017
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State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 984 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 1 min read
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The Workers’ Compensation Court has issued a request for proposals and is looking for a vendor that will provide electronic data interchange (EDI) claims system services.
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Attorney Argues Hypertension Makes PTSD Compensable for Lost Wages
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12/20/2017
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 1091 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 72 min read
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An Orlando claimants’ attorney said he argued a “novel” legal theory Monday before a judge of compensation claims, positing that a police officer with PTSD qualified for lost wages because the physical injury of hypertension accompanied his mental injury.
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Lawmaker Who Supported Formulary to Resign
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12/20/2017
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 1242 | 0 | Popular with Other | 650 min read
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A state lawmaker who helped lead the charge for a drug formulary for the Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration will step down March 1 to spend more time with his family.
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