A growing share of medical spending is occurring on services without fee schedule rates, a trend that likely contributed to rising medical payments, according to
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The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that an employer is not limited to rebutting the statutory presumption of industrial causation for a police officer's post-traumatic stress
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The Oregon Court of Appeals granted reconsideration of its decision that had overturned a ruling by the Workers’ Compensation Board eliminating a worker’s impairment award,
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A Florida appellate court ruled that a municipal employer should have been granted summary judgment dismissing a disabled former police officer’s claims that it had
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Workers' compensation is the exclusive remedy for the negligence claims of a worker who was fired after getting into a fight with a supervisor over
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An employer's knowledge that a worker holds a second job is enough to establish concurrent employment for average weekly wage calculations, even if the worker
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Rand Corp. on Monday reported statistically significant increases in some guideline-concordant care that was exempted from prospective utilization review in the first 30 days of
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The Utah Supreme Court said the Labor Commission Appeals Board lacked the discretion to dismiss an injured worker's claim after finding a pattern of antagonistic
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A surge in cumulative trauma claims is reshaping California workers' compensation trends, contributing to higher claim frequency, rising frictional costs and renewed pressure on insurer
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill implementing his administration's Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund reforms.
Gov. Gavin Newsom
Newsom on Monday
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