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Monday, July 8, 2019

Amendments Remove Proposal Allowing Comp Access to CURES

  • State: California
  • Topic: Top
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Recent amendments to a bill that passed out of committee last week eliminated language that would have allowed workers’ compensation carriers to tap into California’s

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Monday, July 8, 2019

Council Outlines Employer-Friendly Rulings That Will Shape Comp for Years to Come

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • State: Tennessee
  • Topic: Top
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A report from the Tennessee Workers' Compensation Advisory Council highlights recent state Supreme Court opinions on issues that stakeholders are likely to be seeing more

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Friday, July 5, 2019

Rules Committee Recommends Confirmation of Snellings to WCAB

  • State: California
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The California Senate Rules Committee moved quickly to recommend confirmation of Craig L. Snellings to the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board.

Committee members asked few questions

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Friday, July 5, 2019

Supreme Court Appeals Just a Fraction of Pre-2013 Reform Numbers

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • State: Tennessee
  • Topic: Top
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Six years after the Tennessee legislature's overhaul of the state workers' comp system, the number of appeals to the state Supreme Court has dwindled to a

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Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Exclusivity of State Formularies Needs More Discussion, Some Say

  • by Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
  • National
  • Topic: Top
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Whether a workers’ comp drug formulary is exclusive, or if payers may also use their own pharmacy tools, is an issue that’s not talked about

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Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Advisory Council Could Sunset After Opposing Employment Test Bill

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • State: Tennessee
  • Topic: Top
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For 27 years, the Tennessee Workers' Compensation Advisory Council has recommended legislation, reviewed rate filings and informed stakeholders about major court decisions affecting workers' comp.

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Tuesday, July 2, 2019

LAPD Taking Steps to Prevent Infectious Outbreaks

  • by Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
  • State: California
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A series of disease outbreaks in the Los Angeles Police Department has city officials watching for potential workers’ comp impacts, while LAPD is taking steps

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Tuesday, July 2, 2019

New Laws Take Effect Next Month on PTSD, Appeals Deadline, Large Deductibles

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • State: Louisiana
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
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On Aug. 1, four new laws will take effect in Louisiana, impacting first responders, large-deductible policyholders and parties who want to appeal a medical necessity decision.

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Monday, July 1, 2019

Who Are the Gig Workers? Reports Offer Some Clues

  • by Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
  • National
  • Topic: Top
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As employee classification and portable benefit programs continue to be hot issues across the country, two new reports may shed more light on who gig

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Monday, July 1, 2019

DWC Drafts Rules on Military Medical Billing; Stakeholders to Meet July 8

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • State: Texas
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation wasted little time drafting new rules to implement Senate Bill 935, which now forbids insurers from relying on the

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