Workers' Compensation News
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McFaul: End of Final Claim Denials in Workers' Compensation? | 08/24/2018 | |
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| Source: AnnaMcFaul | |||
| State: WA | Segment: Top | 312 | 0 | |||
| In what is clearly an unfortunate circumstance regarding a worker’s later diagnosis of brain cancer, the Washington Court of Appeals ruled that the common-law application of res judicata and collateral estoppel do not bar a worker from filing a new claim despite prior denial of th...Read More | |||
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Luna: The Narrative of Workers' Compensation Is Changing | 08/23/2018 | |
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| By: Carlos Luna | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 699 | 0 | |||
| The workers’ compensation system looks much differently today than it did a decade ago, partly due to the opioid epidemic. ...Read More | |||
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Keefe: Policy Institute Chronicles WC Corruption in Municipalities | 08/22/2018 | |
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| By: Eugene Keefe | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 222 | 0 | |||
| We just saw a great article from Victor Caruso of the Illinois Policy Institute outlining the group's research on failed workers' compensation defense in at least one Illinois municipality. ...Read More | |||
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Goyal: Claim Partners and Risking Attorney-Client Privilege | 08/21/2018 | |
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| Source: Surbhi Saraswat Goyal | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 331 | 0 | |||
| Disposing effectively of Illinois workers’ compensation claims often requires numerous actors. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Workers' Comp Paper Files in the Age of the Small Screen | 08/17/2018 | |
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| Source: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 360 | 0 | |||
| Most discussions on workers' comp paper files have an element of, "Ewww — those are disgusting,” somewhere in the conversation. ...Read More | |||
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Goldstein: Full and Final Settlements | 08/16/2018 | |
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| Source: Jean S. Goldstein | |||
| State: AZ | Segment: Top | 228 | 0 | |||
| The Administrative Law Judge Division of the Industrial Commission of Arizona has issued guidance for cases involving full and final settlements, in the form of an informative and suggested best practices document. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Sloooooow Progress in California's Work Comp System | 08/15/2018 | |
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| Source: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 267 | 0 | |||
| That’s the quick takeaway from a review of California Workers' Compensation Institute's recent report on drug prescription management in the Golden State. (There’s a lot more to this study than this.)...Read More | |||
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Wyatt: When Less Is More | 08/14/2018 | |
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| By: Thomas Wyatt | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 228 | 0 | |||
| Just as doctors rarely have professional relationships with healthy people, judges don’t often see cases where the workers’ compensation system works. ...Read More | |||
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Holden: Assault Considered Work-Related Despite Extended Period Between Reason and Act | 08/13/2018 | |
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| Source: Joshua Holden | |||
| State: AL | Segment: Top | 238 | 0 | |||
| On July 13, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released its opinion in Lawler & Cole CPAs LLC and Alabama Retail Association dba Alabama Retail Comp v. Donald Cole, which w...Read More | |||
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George and Walls: Bridging Health and Productivity at Work | 08/10/2018 | |
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| Source: Kimberly George and Mark Walls | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 377 | 0 | |||
| The well-being of our workforce is vitally important because it affects both the top- and bottom-line performance of an organization. ...Read More | |||
