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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Supreme Court Rejects Intoxication Defense

  • State: Kentucky
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A unanimous Kentucky Supreme Court rejected an employer’s voluntary intoxication defense to a claim by a worker who tested positive for cocaine following his fall

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

DWC Sets Quarterly Meetings With Docs, Insurers for May 13

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation will host its quarterly meetings with health care providers and insurers on May 13, via Zoom, the online video

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Lawmakers Approve Governor's Changes to PTSD Bill

  • State: Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A bill that would provide broader workers' compensation benefits for first responders diagnosed with mental stress is on its way to the governor again after lawmakers

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Friday, May 1, 2020

Carrier's Use of Conditional Endorsements on Settlement Checks Didn't Warrant Award of Penalties

  • Source: WorkCompCentral
  • State: Louisiana
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to an award of attorney fees and penalties from his employer’s insurance carrier just

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Friday, May 1, 2020

DWC to Hold Workshop, Hearing on Reimbursement Rules

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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The Florida Division of Workers' Compensation will hold a workshop this month and a hearing in June on proposed rules governing medical reimbursement, utilization reviews

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Friday, May 1, 2020

Annual Conference Set for June is Canceled

  • State: Tennessee
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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Just as some states are reopening for business during the virus pandemic, the Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation this week decided to cancel its annual

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Friday, May 1, 2020

Telemedicine Expansion Does Not Apply to MMI and IR Exams, DWC Says

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation is reminding health care providers that while telemedicine has been encouraged during the COVID-19 social distancing requirements, some types

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Thursday, April 30, 2020

No Additional Benefits for Oil Rig Worker's Back Injury

  • Source: WorkCompCentral
  • State: Louisiana
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld a determination that an oil rig worker’s temporary aggravation of his degenerative disc disease had resolved and that he was

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Thursday, April 30, 2020

Comp Surgeon Agrees to Pay $1.75 Million to Settle Kickback Suit

  • State: Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Virginia spine surgeon whose practice performed back surgery on many injured workers has agreed to pay $1.75 million to settle federal civil charges that

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Thursday, April 30, 2020

In-Person Hearings Still Postponed, but Teleconferences Start

  • State: Arkansas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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The Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission announced that all prehearing conferences and full hearings will remain postponed until at least May 8 because of the continued

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