A COVID-19 presumption for essential workers saw a flicker of life in the Florida Legislature this week, but the proposal has been withdrawn, at least
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Physicians treating injured workers should follow the American Medical Association's 2021 guidelines that spell out which billing codes to use for office visits, the Kentucky
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The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a coal miner was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits for a head injury but was
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With a COVID-19 presumption law and a governor's order set to expire in the next few weeks but the pandemic still in full bloom, Missouri regulators
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The South Carolina Department of Insurance has approved a 6.6% overall average loss cost decrease for the voluntary market, effective April 1.
The decrease was
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation has revised rules and forms regarding independent contractor agreements, in keeping with statutory changes made by the Legislature in
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The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a decision by a claims administrator to deny reopening of an injured worker’s claim, explaining that authorization for diagnostic
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A Texas appellate court ruled that a state agency should have been granted summary judgment dismissing an injured employee’s claim that she had been fired
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The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that an injured mechanic was not entitled to reopen his claim for temporary total disability benefits after an unsuccessful
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Starting Feb. 11, insurers must submit all requests for Subsequent Injury Fund reimbursements electronically, using updated forms, the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation announced Monday.
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