Medicare set-asides that include opioids or other potentially addictive drugs need professional administration because patients don’t always follow workers’ compensation-based treatment plans once their cases
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A proposal to create a conclusive presumption that COVID-19 is compensable was taken off the table, leaving California lawmakers three rebuttable presumption bills to debate
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For the first time, designated doctor candidates in Texas will be able to take certification training online, a move stakeholders said could help boost the
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Workers' compensation claims with incurred losses of at least $3 million have been on the rise in recent years, according to a study by 10 rating
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Blame it on COVID-19, along with the increasingly impersonal nature of workers' compensation law practice in Florida.
Florida judges and lawyers say they've sensed a
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With more employees working from home because of the COVID-19 pandemic, companies should create and enforce ergonomically safe policies if they want to ensure workers
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As the California Legislature enters the final week of the 2020 session, it remains unclear what lawmakers plan to do with competing proposals to presume COVID-19
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Florida's workers' compensation regulators and judges have begun adjusting to the governor's request for a significant budget cut, one that will likely leave some vacant
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The sky is not falling as a result of COVID-19 claims, which are turning out to be less expensive than once feared, and insurers should be
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order creating a COVID-19 presumption was unconstitutional because he doesn’t have the authority to create workers’ compensation laws or change
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