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Monday, June 29, 2020

WCAB Commissioners Focus on Reducing Case Backlog, Urge Parties to Consider Settling​

  • by Mark Powell (Reporter)
  • State: California
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
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Commissioners from the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board said Friday they were committed to reducing a years-old case backlog, and they urged parties with current cases

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Monday, June 29, 2020

Injured Workers Pharmacy Must Pay $11 Million in Opioid Settlement

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • State: Massachusetts
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  5 shares

Injured Workers Pharmacy, the nation's largest mail-order pharmacy that caters to workers' compensation, must pay $11 million to settle charges that it dispensed excessive amounts

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Friday, June 26, 2020

CAAA Virtual Conference Kicks Off With Tips for Practicing WC Law in the Age of COVID​

  • by Mark Powell (Reporter)
  • State: California
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
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As the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association opened its annual summer conference Thursday morning, attorney Monica Fairwell said what many attendees were probably thinking.

“I really

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Friday, June 26, 2020

Three Dozen Supporters, Opponents Turn Out on Presumption, Liability Bill

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • State: Ohio
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  3 shares

A bill that would provide protection for workers and for employers seems to have struck a nerve in Ohio, with more than three dozen people

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Thursday, June 25, 2020

Looking Ahead: COVID Vaccines, Masks May Lead to Compensable Injuries

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • National
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  6 shares

A COVID-19 vaccine may be months away, at best, but if and when one does become available the shot in the arm could also lead

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Workers' Comp Committee Pushes Forward With New Language on Attorney Fee Rules​

  • by Mark Powell (Reporter)
  • State: Oregon
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Board on Tuesday moved a step closer to approving new language regarding how attorney fees are paid, the latest step in years’

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020

WCAB En Banc Requires Adding Disabilities for Subsequent Injury Claims

  • State: California
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  8 shares

Prior and subsequent disabilities should simply be added to determine whether an applicant has a valid claim against the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund, the

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Potential Long-Term Effect of COVID-19: Fewer Hospitals and Doctors for Injured Workers

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • National
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  0 shares

Injured workers in the U.S. could soon face another long-term side-effect from the coronavirus pandemic: The possibility of fewer treatment options as some doctors' practices and

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Governor Signs Law That Seeks to Finally End Debate on Voluntary Abandonment

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • State: Ohio
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine enacted a bill aimed at clarifying benefit eligibility for claimants who can't work for reasons other than disabling injuries, a concept

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Senator Amends Presumption Bill to Mimic Governor's EO; Businesses Worry About Increased Costs​

  • by Mark Powell (Reporter)
  • National
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
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California lawmakers last week took steps that would head off any efforts to challenge Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order creating a COVID-19 presumption by inserting

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