Workers' Compensation News
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Industrial Commission Meets Tuesday on Opioid Rules
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04/23/2018
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State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 48 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 48 min read
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The North Carolina Industrial Commission will meet Tuesday to discuss an internal rules review committee report on tort claims rules and to discuss opioid utilization rules, the commission announced.
The meeting will be...Read More
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Court Revives Police Officer's Civil Suit Over Injuries From Fitness Test
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04/23/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 94 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 11 min read
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A New York appellate court ruled that a police officer should have been allowed to proceed with a civil lawsuit against a group of government agencies for his injuries from heat stroke during a physical fitness test to join an elite special response team.
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Lawyer Gets Max Sentence in Scheme to Defraud Federal WC
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04/23/2018
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 155 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 17 min read
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A Dallas lawyer with roots in Zimbabwe has been sentenced to the maximum, 10 years in prison, for his role in defrauding the federal workers' compensation system of almost $30 million.
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DWC Agrees to Enforce QME Rules 'As Written' to Settle Lawsuits
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04/20/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 1884 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 44 min read
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation agreed to enforce medical-legal billing rules as they are written as part of a settlement with eight doctors who accused the agen...Read More
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New Opioid Law Emphasizes Non-Drug Therapies for Pain
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04/20/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: WV | Segment: Top | 269 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read
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Using alternatives to opioid therapy for treating non-cancer chronic pain, a recommendation of medical guidelines including those from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will soon be a requirement of West Virginia state law.
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Registry Aims to End Confusion About Independent Contractor Status
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04/20/2018
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: PA | Segment: Top | 161 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 23 min read
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When is a worker considered an independent contractor? When he registers as one with the state Department of Labor and Industry, according to a bill making its way through the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
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Insurance Dept. Approves 3.4% Rate Reduction
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04/20/2018
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State: ID | Segment: WEST | 122 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 108 min read
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The Idaho Department of Insurance has approved a 3.4% rate decrease as proposed by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. It takes effect May 31.
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ICA Schedules Hearing on Special Fund Assessment
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04/20/2018
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State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 48 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 1 min read
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The Industrial Commission of Arizona will hold a hearing in May on a proposed 0.5% assessment for the fund used to pay benefits in cases where an employer is uninsured, or a carrier or self-insured employer is no longer solvent.
Carriers pay an assessment equal to 1% of premiums to cover ...Read More
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