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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Lawmakers Consider PTSD Comp Bills

  • State: South Carolina
  • Topic: SOUTH
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Lawmakers in South Carolina have filed three bills in the last week that would make post-traumatic stress disorder a compensable illness for first responders.

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

DWC: Medical Conversion Factors Increasing 3.8%

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Employer
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that medical conversion factors will increase 3.8% in 2023 in accordance with the increase in the Medicare Economic

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Proposal to Privatize MEM Resurfaces

  • State: Missouri
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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Missouri lawmakers appear slated to once again deliberate mandating the transformation of a state-chartered workers’ compensation carrier into a private mutual insurance company when they

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Monday, December 5, 2022

Court Says Physicians With Different Certifications Can Be in Same 'Specialty'

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Florida appellate court ruled that a judge of compensation claims found that an employer did not authorize an appropriate one-time change physician for a

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Monday, December 5, 2022

High Court Clarifies 'Definite Proof' Standard for Hernia Claims

  • State: Maryland
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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In a case of first impression, Maryland’s highest court ruled that the "definite proof” that a worker must show in a hernia claim applies to

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Monday, December 5, 2022

Janitorial Business to Pay $180,000 in Restitution for Fraud

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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HSC International Ltd. was ordered to pay $180,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to premium fraud allegations, the Texas Department of Insurance announced.

HSC International,

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Monday, December 5, 2022

Bill Would Give Insurers 60 Days to Deny Public Safety Comp Claims

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A bill pre-filed with the Texas Legislature would give insurers 60 days to contest or deny a workers’ compensation claim for certain public safety employees

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Monday, December 5, 2022

Lawmakers Again Introduce PTSD Legislation

  • State: Missouri
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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Following four years of efforts to provide first responders with coverage for post-traumatic stress disorder, Missouri lawmakers are set to consider another bill that would

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Friday, December 2, 2022

Supervisors of Man Who Died in Trench Collapse Have Immunity

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that the supervisors of a worker who was killed in a trench collapse were entitled to immunity from civil

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Friday, December 2, 2022

Most Carriers Rank Average or Better in '22 PBO Results

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The majority of carriers were graded as average performers or high performers in the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation’s 2022 performance-based oversight assessment.

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