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Monday, February 1, 2021

Senator Offers, Then Withdraws COVID Presumption Amendment

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A COVID-19 presumption for essential workers saw a flicker of life in the Florida Legislature this week, but the proposal has been withdrawn, at least

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Monday, February 1, 2021

Physicians Should Use 2021 Codes for Office Visits, Agency Says

  • State: Kentucky
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Employer
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Physicians treating injured workers should follow the American Medical Association's 2021 guidelines that spell out which billing codes to use for office visits, the Kentucky

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Friday, January 29, 2021

Coal Miner With Head Injury Can't Get More TTD but Can Get Neurological Evaluation

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a coal miner was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits for a head injury but was

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Friday, January 29, 2021

With Law Expiring, Agency Adopts Emergency Presumption Rule for First Responders

  • State: Missouri
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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With a COVID-19 presumption law and a governor's order set to expire in the next few weeks but the pandemic still in full bloom, Missouri regulators

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Friday, January 29, 2021

Department Approves 6.6% Loss Cost Decrease for 2021

  • State: South Carolina
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The South Carolina Department of Insurance has approved a 6.6% overall average loss cost decrease for the voluntary market, effective April 1.

The decrease was

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Friday, January 29, 2021

DWC Revises Rules, Forms for Independent Contractor Agreements

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Employer
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation has revised rules and forms regarding independent contractor agreements, in keeping with statutory changes made by the Legislature in

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Thursday, January 28, 2021

Approval of Diagnostic Testing Doesn't Make Condition Compensable

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a decision by a claims administrator to deny reopening of an injured worker’s claim, explaining that authorization for diagnostic

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Thursday, January 28, 2021

Court Tosses Injured Worker's Retaliatory Termination Claim Against State Agency

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Texas appellate court ruled that a state agency should have been granted summary judgment dismissing an injured employee’s claim that she had been fired

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Wednesday, January 27, 2021

No Reopening of TTD Claim for Mechanic Following Unsuccessful Return to Work

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that an injured mechanic was not entitled to reopen his claim for temporary total disability benefits after an unsuccessful

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Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Carriers Must Request Second-Injury Fund Reimbursements Electronically

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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Starting Feb. 11, insurers must submit all requests for Subsequent Injury Fund reimbursements electronically, using updated forms, the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation announced Monday.

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