Petitioner Failed To Show Her Worsened Disability On Reopener Related Back to Her 1999 Work-Related Motor Vehicle Accident with Sprint PCS - NWCDN New Jersey Member

Workers Comp Blogwire :
• 07/09/19
• National Workers Compensation Defense Network (NWCDN)

Reopener petitions abound in New Jersey, but seldom does an injured worker seek on reopener to move an award of 30% permanent partial disability to total and permanent disability benefits.  That was the ...
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Entrepreneur Investigated for Fraud Started With WC In 2012

Featured News :
• 07/09/19
• Liz Carey

Dayton, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – An entrepreneur who started off his working career transporting dead bodies for the city of Chicago is under investigation for a string of allegedly fraudulent ...
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Experts to Ponder Treatment Delays in WC

Featured News :
• 07/09/19
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund recently announced it would soon launch what it called “revolutionary utilization review ...
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Oklahoma Passes New Opioid Settlement Law

Featured News :
• 07/09/19
• Bruce Burk

Oklahoma City, OK (WorkersCompensation.com0 - There has been no shortage of opioid litigation in the past few years. Once we found out just how addictive drugs like Oxytocin can be, many states filed ...
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Only 17 Percent of Workers Receive Serious Repercussions For Discussing Drug Use

Featured News :
• 07/09/19
• F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A new study from drug treatment centers Serenity At Summit indicates that even with the legalization of  Marijuana in many states, workers are still ...
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Petitioner Failed To Show Her Worsened Disability On Reopener Related Back to Her 1999 Work-Related Motor Vehicle Accident with Sprint PCS

Workers Comp Blogwire :
• 07/09/19
• John H. Geaney

Reopener petitions abound in New Jersey, but seldom does an injured worker seek on reopener to move an award of 30% permanent partial disability to total and permanent disability benefits. That was the issue ...
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When You Don't Want Them To Access All Of Your Medical Records

Workers Comp Blogwire :
• 07/09/19
• Mike Helfand

Under Illinois workers’ compensation law, your employer or their insurance company has a right to medical records related to your injury. As a result, it’s very common after you get hurt for you ...
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Science and Doubt

Workers Comp Blogwire :
• 07/09/19
• Judge David Langham

There are those who have faith in America's medical system, and others who have doubts. Many are quick to decry those who doubt scientists, while a few acknowledge that doctors themselves have built the ...
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Florida's PEO Coverage Gap Part 2: Striking a Nerve

From Bob's Cluttered Desk :
• 07/09/19
• Robert Wilson

As I’ve noted previously, the workers’ compensation industry is a relatively quiet one when it comes to responding or commenting to online articles and social media. I’ve observed that both ...
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