Workers' Compensation News
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WC Defense Firm Accuses Former Partners of Stealing Clients
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05/11/2016
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 4819 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 20 min read
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Workers’ compensation defense firm Adelson, Testan, Brundo, Novell & Jimenez accuses four former partners who left to launch their own firm earlier this year of poaching clients in a civil complaint filed with the Orange County Superior Court.
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NCCI: Average Prescription Drug Costs Increase 6%
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05/11/2016
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By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 1611 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 56 min read
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Average prescription drug costs per active claim increased 6% in 2014, driven by higher payments for both generic and brand-name medications as well as higher costs associated with physician dispensing and controlled substances, according to data from the National Council on Compensation Insuranc...Read More
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WCRI: Surgery Centers Not Always Cheaper for Knee, Shoulder Procedures
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05/11/2016
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 880 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 32 min read
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Knee or shoulder surgery for injured workers typically costs less at ambulatory surgery centers than at hospital outpatient departments, but the trend is sometimes reversed and may be influenced by state fee schedules, according to a report released Tuesday.
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DWC's Intervention in Worker's Lawsuit Didn't Give Court Jurisdiction Over Agency
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05/11/2016
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State: TX | Segment: Top | 690 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 13 min read
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A Texas appellate court on Tuesday ruled that a trial court judge lacked jurisdiction to determine whether the Division of Workers' Compensation unlawfully terminated a worker's benefits because of her non-compliance with her medical treatment program, even though the DWC had intervened i...Read More
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Claimants to Appear in Court Today on Charges of Double-Dipping
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05/11/2016
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 328 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 16 min read
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Two Washington state claimants are accused of falsely claiming they were unable to work because of workplace injuries and are scheduled to appear in King County Superior Court today to face one count each of first-degree felony theft, the Department of Labor & Industrial Relations said Tuesda...Read More
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Employer Rebuts Presumption of Reasonableness for Doctor's Recommended Treatments
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05/11/2016
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 1498 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 7 min read
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The Supreme Court of Tennessee's Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel ruled that an employer successfully rebutted the statutory presumption that the treatment recommended by a worker's authorized treating doctor was reasonable and necessary.
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ICA Holding Hearing on Assessment for Special Fund
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05/11/2016
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State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 472 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 5 min read
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The Industrial Commission of Arizona will hold a public hearing in June to discuss levying an additional 0.5% assessment for the state’s Special Fund.
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Comp Reform Again on Agenda as Lawmakers Approach Budget Deadline
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05/11/2016
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State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 508 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 14 min read
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Workers' compensation reform remains on the table as Illinois lawmakers try to hash out a budget bill with fewer than three weeks remaining before a crucial deadline that may effectively block passage of a state budget for the second year in a row.
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