Lawmakers throughout the country will likely continue reviewing proposals to create presumptions next year that certain types of injuries are occupational in nature, according to
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The Supreme Court of West Virginia upheld a denial of authorization for a knee replacement to an injured maintenance worker with preexisting arthritis.
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Workers’ compensation claims for COVID-19 are currently excluded from California employers’ experience rating calculation, but that could change next year.
When the pandemic started, the
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The Utah Supreme Court sent a case involving a worker’s claim of lead poisoning back to a trial judge to determine whether it is governed by
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California workers’ compensation bill review firm DaisyBill said record review accounts for about one-third of the total amount its clients have billed for medical-legal services
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The Washington Supreme Court held a temporary staffing agency liable for violations of the state Industrial Safety and Health Act.
Tradesmen International LLC and Laborworks
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Workers’ compensation claims for COVID-19 relative to statewide infections have fallen considerably, from more than 10% in the early days of the pandemic to less
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The use of telemedicine is on the rise among employers who worried that injured workers would have trouble receiving the care they needed during the COVID-19
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Workers’ compensation departments are busy replacing legacy technology and beefing up cybersecurity as they look to make systems more efficient and harder for thieves to
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Greater attention to “effective listening” among regulators and others in often-stressful roles of administering workers' compensation systems can smooth the way toward tending to the ultimate
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