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Thursday, March 11, 2021

CWCI: NSAIDs Account for Third of Drugs Dispensed to Injured Workers

  • State: California
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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories now account for more than a third of all drugs dispensed to injured workers in the Golden State, triple the proportion for opioids,

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Thursday, March 11, 2021

Cal/OSHA Fines Employers for COVID-19 Violations

  • State: California
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The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health has fined four more employers for allegedly failing to protect workers from potential COVID-19 exposures, the Department

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Thursday, March 11, 2021

SAIF Declares $210M Dividend

  • State: Oregon
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Oregon’s SAIF Corp. on Wednesday announced a $210 million dividend for qualified policyholders.

The dividend will be based on premium for policies that expired in

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Thursday, March 11, 2021

Emergency Rules on Remote Med-Legal Evaluations Extended to Oct. 12

  • State: California
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that emergency regulations allowing medical-legal evaluations using telehealth services were extended through Oct. 12.

The rules, which also

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Thursday, March 11, 2021

Injured Worker Can't Get Out of Settlement With State Fund

  • State: Montana
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The Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that an injured worker was not entitled to relief from his prior settlement of a claim against the Montana State Fund.

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Thursday, March 11, 2021

Hearing Scheduled on Apportionment, Hospital Presumption Bills

  • State: California
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The California Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement on March 22 will hear testimony on proposals that would prohibit apportionment based on characteristics

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Court Upholds Nurse's Fraud Conviction

  • State: California
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A California appellate court upheld the fraud conviction of a vocational nurse for falsely claiming he had been attacked by a prison inmate with a

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

DWC Updates Outpatient, ASC Section of Fee Schedule

  • State: California
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Tuesday announced that it posted an order amending the Hospital Outpatient Departments/Ambulatory Surgical Centers section of the Official

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

House Passes Expanded COVID-19 Presumption

  • State: New Mexico
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The New Mexico House of Representatives passed a bill that would create a COVID-19 presumption after it was expanded to include essential workers and other

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

WCD Updates List of Registered Vocational Assistance Providers

  • State: Oregon
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division on Tuesday published an updated list of registered vocational assistance providers.

Vocational rehabilitation providers determine whether injured workers are eligible

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