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Friday, January 8, 2021

LUBA Workers' Comp Buys Florida-Based FHM Insurance

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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LUBA Workers' Comp has purchased Florida-based FHM Insurance Co., expanding its reach to 13 states across the South.

David Bondy
(LUBA photo)

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Friday, January 8, 2021

DWC Wants Input on Dispute Resolution, Attorney Fee Rules

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation is seeking comment on any changes needed to administrative rules regarding medical reimbursement disputes and attorney fees.

The division's

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Thursday, January 7, 2021

Report Says Medical Fee Disputes on the Rise

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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As Florida regulators have continued to deliberate over changes to medical reimbursement dispute rules, the number of disputes has spiked after several years of decline,

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Thursday, January 7, 2021

Former Head of Comp Commission Joins Insurance Department as General Counsel

  • State: Oklahoma
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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Kim Bailey, the former executive director of the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission, was named general counsel for the Oklahoma Insurance Department.

Kim Bailey

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Thursday, January 7, 2021

Court Revives Worker's Suit

  • State: Louisiana
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Louisiana appellate court revived a worker’s claim for coverage of injuries he sustained while he was helping his cancer-stricken brother run a business.

Case: Pilet v.

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Thursday, January 7, 2021

Work Comp Commission Announces 2021 Mileage Rates

  • State: South Carolina
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission announced a reduction in the reimbursement rate for injured workers who drive more than five miles away from their

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Thursday, January 7, 2021

Big Difference in COVID Claims Acceptance Rates Comes Up Inadvertently at Meeting

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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Austin police officers' COVID-19 workers' compensation claims have been accepted at a rate that's more than twice as high as that for city-county emergency medical

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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Court Tosses Appeal of Non-Final Judgment on Comp Claim, Dismissal

  • State: Alabama
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals dismissed an injured worker’s appeal of the denial of his tort-of-outrage claim against his employer as void and also dismissed

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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Bill Proposes Extending Benefit Duration to 520 Weeks

  • State: Mississippi
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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Injured workers in Mississippi would be eligible for up to 520 weeks of disability benefits under a bill introduced Tuesday, the start of the 2021

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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Bill Would Allow Enhanced PPD Benefits for Baltimore Correctional Officers

  • State: Maryland
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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Correctional officers in Baltimore would be eligible for enhanced benefits available to other public safety workers in Maryland under a bill introduced ahead of the

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