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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

IME Process Prone to Pitfalls, Attorney Says

  • by Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
  • National
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  5 shares

Workers’ compensation claims managers are increasingly turning to independent medical evaluations to resolve issues pertaining to a claim without the expense of hiring a lawyer,

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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

House Passes Gig Economy Bill That Could Affect WC System

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • State: Tennessee
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  0 shares

The Tennessee House of Representatives on Monday voted 66-48 to give final approval to a bill that will classify hundreds of handymen, landscapers, house cleaners

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Monday, March 19, 2018

DWC Proposing Separate Maximum Physician Fees in 32 Regions

  • State: California
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  4 shares

A proposal to add a geographic index to physician section of California’s Official Medical Fee Schedule that set different prices for 32 distinct regions would

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Monday, March 19, 2018

Ousted WC Judge Vows to Fight On Over Nomination Process

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • State: Florida
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  0 shares

Almost two years after leaving office, a former Florida workers' compensation judge accused of vengeful and unreasonable actions continues to make waves for his former employer,

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Monday, March 19, 2018

Insure Tech Companies Warned Not to Cut Regulatory Corners

  • by Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
  • National
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  0 shares

LAS VEGAS — Insurance technology startups are under tremendous pressure to grow, and that sometimes leads to cutting corners when it comes to regulatory compliance, an

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Friday, March 16, 2018

CWCI Annual Meeting Focuses on Stability Following SB 863

  • by Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
  • State: California
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  1 share

OAKLAND, Calif. — You could call it a victory lap for the authors of the latest chapter in the history of California’s workers’ compensation system.

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Friday, March 16, 2018

Medical Inflation a Growing Threat to Comp Profitability, Speaker Says

  • by Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
  • National
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Insurance
  • -  3 shares

LAS VEGAS — As workers’ comp premium rates have been on a downward trajectory since early 2015, a rating bureau official said on Thursday that increases

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Friday, March 16, 2018

State Lawmakers Tip Hat to Labor With Passage of Comp Bills

  • State: Utah
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  0 shares

Utah’s Republican Legislature passed three worker-friendly bills before the legislative session ended last week. They will bring new fines for employers who harass or intimidate injured

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Friday, March 16, 2018

Gig Economy Bill Could Hurt WC System, Critics Say

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • State: Tennessee
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  0 shares

The Tennessee General Assembly as soon as Monday could pass a bill that some say could unleash the gig economy, allowing thousands of workers to

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Thursday, March 15, 2018

Opioid Prescriptions, IMR Decisions Fall in 2017

  • by Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
  • State: California
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  2 shares

Opioid prescriptions continued to fall in 2017, a year that also saw the first decrease in independent medical review decisions, according to a pair of

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