Workers' Compensation News
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DWC Posts Updates to Formulary Drug List | 04/18/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 357 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 34 min read | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation adopted changes to the formulary drugs that can be used for treating eye disorders. ...Read More | |||
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CURES Consultation Becomes Mandatory Starting Oct. 2 | 04/18/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 696 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 25 min read | |||
| The California Department of Justice certified that the state’s prescription drug monitoring program is ready for statewide use, meaning doctors will have to start consulting the program before prescribing controlled substances in six months. ...Read More | |||
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Tax Act Producing Mixed Impacts for Insurance Companies | 04/18/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 215 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read | |||
| Hurricanes and wildfires weren’t the only major events to hit property and casualty insurers’ bottom lines in 2017. As a result of the federa...Read More | |||
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3 Lawmakers Changed Votes on Formulary, but Governor's Signature No Sure Thing | 04/18/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: PA | Segment: Top | 292 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 72 min read | |||
| The battle for a drug formulary now shifts to the Pennsylvania governor's office, and perhaps the Bureau of Workers' Compensation, after supporters mustered just enough votes this week to pass the hotly debated measure. ...Read More | |||
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Statue of Repose for Firefighter Cancer Claims Didn't Bar Claim for Medical Benefits | 04/18/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 115 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 25 min read | |||
| The Commonwealth Court ruled that a veteran firefighter’s potential entitlement to medical benefits for cancer was not extinguished by the 300-week statute of repose applicable to occupational disease claims prior to the passage of Act 46. ...Read More | |||
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Court Bypasses Opportunity to Clarify Appropriate Use of Supersedeas Bonds | 04/18/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 67 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read | |||
| A divided Alaska Supreme Court passed up an opportunity to clarify when a supersedeas bond should be required while a workers' compensation appeal is pending, as well the amount that the bond should be. ...Read More | |||
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Court Tosses Summary Judgment for Carrier on Claim for Unpaid Premium | 04/18/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 85 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 34 min read | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment to an insurance carrier on its claim for unpaid premium from a roofing company. ...Read More | |||
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Rue & Ziffra Welcomes Two Attorneys | 04/18/2018 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 67 | 0 | |||
| Florida law firm Rue & Ziffra has added attorneys Alfred Washington Jr. and Roman Diveev. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Splits on Carrier's Obligation to Pay for Worker's Lunch | 04/18/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 96 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 8 min read | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that an injured worker who was required to take a six-hour journey to medical examination at the behest of his employer’s insurance carrier was entitled to reimbursement for the $37 meal he ate along the way. ...Read More | |||
| NCCI Enhancing Data, Analysis Tools | 04/18/2018 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 125 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 40 min read | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance is rolling out a series of improvements to its services under an initiative called Plug In & Power Up. NCCI’s WorkComp Workstation now includes updated data, improvements to data visualization, and new premium and loss analysis tool...Read More | |||
