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Monday, December 14, 2020

MLAC Solicits Proposed Legislation for 2021

  • State: Oregon
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Oregon’s workers’ compensation advisory panel announced that it is ready to start reviewing proposals for the 2021 legislative session.

The Management-Labor Advisory Committee will not

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Monday, December 14, 2020

Eligible IMR Applications Down 10.9% in 2019

  • State: California
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The number of eligible applications for independent medical review was down 10.9% in 2019 compared to the previous year, the first decrease since IMR was

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Monday, December 14, 2020

DWC Warns of Delayed Processing Resulting From Stay-at-Home Orders

  • State: California
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The Division of Workers’ Compensation said regional stay-at-home orders might delay processing of some documents at district offices.

Counties in purple are under

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Friday, December 11, 2020

CWCI: Self-Insured Claims Dropped, Thanks to Steep Decline in Medical-Only Cases

  • State: California
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Reported claims from self-insurers fell 6.4% in the fiscal year that ended June 30, thanks in large part to huge declines in medical-only claims over

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Friday, December 11, 2020

WCD to Remove SSN Field From Injury and Illness Reports

  • State: Oregon
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division on Wednesday announced a new rule that eliminates a field for including workers' Social Security numbers on the form used

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Friday, December 11, 2020

Man Pleads Guilty to Workers' Comp Fraud

  • State: California
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A Southern California man could face more than a decade in prison after pleading guilty to workers’ compensation fraud, according to the Ventura County District

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Friday, December 11, 2020

Self-Insured Reporting Threshold Increasing to $18,000

  • State: Oregon
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The threshold for self-insured employers to report claims data to the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division in 2021 will increase to $18,000 from $17,500 for the

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Thursday, December 10, 2020

Court Rejects Worker's 3rd Attempt to Rescind Settlement Agreement for Head Injury

  • State: Montana
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The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that the doctrine of res judicata barred an injured worker from continuing to request rescission of a settlement, since

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Thursday, December 10, 2020

Report: Hospital System Leads State in COVID-19 Claim Denials

  • State: Oregon
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Providence Health & Services, the largest hospital group in Oregon, denied a disproportionate number of medical-only comp claims for COVID-19, according to a report by

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Thursday, December 10, 2020

Firefighter Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges

  • State: California
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A Southern California firefighter pleaded guilty to felony workers’ compensation fraud for making false statements to receive more than $145,000 in benefits, the Ventura County

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