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Monday, October 19, 2020

Supreme Court Clarifies Standard to Determine if Worker Suffered Injury by Accident

  • State: Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Virginia Supreme Court clarified that a worker cannot suffer a compensable injury to her shoulder unless she has a structural or mechanical change to

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Friday, October 16, 2020

With No New Claims, Second-Injury Fund Slowly Winding Down, Report Notes

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The unfunded liability for Florida's second-injury fund has continued to drop and now stands at less than $237 million, according to an actuarial report.

Aon

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Thursday, October 15, 2020

Commissioner Approves 9.6% Loss Cost Cut

  • State: Oklahoma
  • Topic: SOUTH
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Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready approved a 9.6% decrease in workers’ compensation loss costs for 2021.

Commissioner Glen Mulready

Ten consecutive loss

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Thursday, October 15, 2020

DWC to Hold Quarterly Meetings Nov. 4 Via Zoom

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation will hold quarterly meetings with health care providers and insurers on Nov. 4 via the Zoom video conference platform.

The

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Settlement Doesn't Trigger Filing Period for Second Injury Fund Claim

  • State: Missouri
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s claim against the Second Injury Fund, filed less than a year after he settled a claim against

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

DWC to Hold Hearings on Unfair Claims, Hospital Fee Schedule

  • State: Kentucky
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Kentucky Department of Workers' Claims will hold hearings over the next two months on proposed changes to rules governing unfair settlements and hospital fee

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Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Mechanic Forfeits Entitlement to Benefits by Lying About Medical History

  • State: Louisiana
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A divided Louisiana appellate court ruled that a go-kart mechanic forfeited his right to compensation for injuries to his back and shoulder by lying about

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Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Regulators to Hold Hearing Tuesday on 5.7% Loss Cost Decrease

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation will hold a rate hearing at 1 p.m. Eastern Tuesday to take testimony on a proposed loss cost decrease for

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Monday, October 12, 2020

Court: Worker's Claim Timely Filed

  • State: North Carolina
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A divided North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a factory worker timely filed a claim for benefits within two years of the date she

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Monday, October 12, 2020

UR Rules Don't Mention Non-Physician Reviewers, Psychologist Says

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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Proposed Texas rules would require that utilization review providers be in the same specialty as the doctor who provided the treatment, but they fail to

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