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Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Maximum Weekly Benefits Increasing 4.84%

  • State: Montana
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The Montana Department of Labor & Industry announced that the maximum weekly compensation rate will increase by 4.84% for the fiscal year starting July 1.

“For

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Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Uninsured Dentist to Pay $210,000 Penalty for Billing Fraud

  • State: California
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A Northern California dentist will pay a civil penalty of $200,000 for allegedly billing carriers for services not provided and another $10,000 penalty for failing

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Monday, June 3, 2024

Commissioner Approves Experience Rating for COVID-19

  • State: California
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Workers’ compensation claims for COVID-19 filed later this year will be included in experience rating calculations for California employers.

Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Friday

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Friday, May 31, 2024

Carrier Doesn't Have to Treat Worker as Having 'Combined Condition'

  • State: Oregon
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The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that an insurance carrier did not have to treat a worker as having a combined condition when none of her impairment

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Friday, May 31, 2024

Pinnacol Urges Vigilance for Vehicle Safety

  • State: Colorado
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Colorado’s Pinnacol Assurance urged the state’s employers to be proactive in reviewing and enhancing their vehicle safety protocols, saying heavily traveled roads during summer months

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Thursday, May 30, 2024

Court Upholds Worker's Entitlement to Further Medical Care

  • State: Arizona
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An Arizona appellate court upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to additional treatment as he had not reached a medically stationary state.

Case:

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Thursday, May 30, 2024

Ethics Committee Finds One Incident of Misconduct in Two Years

  • State: California
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The Workers’ Compensation Ethics Advisory Committee found a single instance of misconduct in complaints filed against comp judges in 2022 and 2023, according to a

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Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Senate Passes Farmworker Heat Illness Presumption Bill

  • State: California
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The California Senate passed a bill that would create a presumption that heat-related injuries and illnesses arose out of employment for outdoor agricultural workers if

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Tuesday, May 28, 2024

WCA Accepting Applications for Judge

  • State: New Mexico
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The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration is accepting applications from attorneys who want to serve as judges.

Judge Leonard Padilla

Judge Leonard

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Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Court Orders DLI to Decide Reasonableness of Worker's Refusal to Attend Appointment

  • State: Montana
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The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that the Department of Labor & Industry needed to make a finding as to the reasonableness of a worker’s

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