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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Court Says Worker Didn't Commit Fraud; Upholds Award of Benefits, Penalties to Widow

  • State: Louisiana
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Employer
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A divided Louisiana appellate court upheld a determination that a forklift operator’s failure to disclose his medical history to doctors did not preclude an award

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Goldberg Segalla Adds Attorney in Baltimore

  • State: Maryland
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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Workers’ compensation defense firm Goldberg Segalla announced that Christopher J. Smith joined its office in Baltimore.

Christopher J. Smith

The firm said

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Monday, August 14, 2023

Sting Nabs 14 Allegedly Uninsured Contractors

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Medical
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The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said a multi-unit sting operation with the Florida Financial Services and Business and Professional Regulation departments resulted in 14 contractors

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Monday, August 14, 2023

Worker Can't Get Disfigurement Benefits for Surgery Scars

  • State: Oklahoma
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals ruled that an injured school worker was not entitled to disfigurement compensation for his permanent scarring from a hernia

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Friday, August 11, 2023

Fee Schedule Comment Deadline Approaches

  • State: Oklahoma
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Medical
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Oklahoma's Workers’ Compensation Commission and FAIR Health seek written comments on proposed changes to the state's Medical Fee Schedule and rules, and the deadline for submission is Aug. 31.

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Friday, August 11, 2023

Statutory Presumption on Causation Doesn't Apply to Firefighter's Aortic Aneurysm

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A divided Florida appellate court ruled that a firefighter was not entitled to a presumption of industrial causation for his thoracic aortic aneurysm because the condition did

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023

DWC Adopts Teledentistry Rule Changes

  • Source: Steve Nichols, News Contributor
  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has adopted amendments to the agency’s telemedicine and telehealth regulations in Rule 133.30. 

The amendments conform to Texas Occupations

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Industrial Commission Sets Comp Conference for October

  • State: North Carolina
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The North Carolina Industrial Commission has announced that its 2023 Educational Conference will be held Oct. 4-6 at the Raleigh Convention Center.

This year’s conference agenda includes: 

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Assessment Rate Set for Administrative Trust Fund

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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The Florida Department of Financial Services set the assessment rate for the Workers’ Compensation Administration Trust at 0.79% for calendar year 2024.

The assessment rate

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

DWC to Host Webinar on Dispute Resolution in Workers' Comp System

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is holding a webinar from 2-3 p.m. Aug. 17 to provide an overview of the workers’ compensation dispute resolution process.

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