Mitchell: Charged Fees from Medical Providers Have Increased 10 Percent in Last 3 Years

• 04/18/22
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Costs for evaluation and management services have increased by 24 percent in the last three years. While that could be an office or telemedicine visit, an ...
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Providence Health & Services Settles $22.7 Million In Spine Surgery Case

• 04/15/22
• FJ Thomas

Walla Walla, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Outcomes are hard to determine in Neurosurgery cases, and some studies have shown that around 14 percent of surgeries will have some kind of complication. ...
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FAA Levies Largest Fine to Date, as Congressmen Push for End to Mask Mandates

• 04/14/22
• Liz Carey

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Federal Aviation Administration levied its largest fines ever, nearly $160,000, against two women arrested as “unruly passengers” in ...
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What Do You Think: Did Tire Company Worker Know about Carpal Tunnel Before Diagnosis?

• 04/14/22
• Frank Ferreri

Little Rock, AR (WorkersCompensation.com) – They say timing is everything, and that tends to be true when it comes to getting claims filed after learning of an injury. Recently, an Arkansas court ...
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Cancer Risks Among Firefighters, Police Revealed in New Study

• 04/13/22
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Among the more controversial aspects of the workers’ compensation system is the idea of presumptions, in which employers, rather than workers bear the ...
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Asbestos: The Battle Continues

• 04/12/22
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A proposed controversial ban on asbestos is now the focus of comments to the Environmental Protection Agency. Released during National Asbestos Awareness ...
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DeFazio, Payne Urge FRA to Minimize Worker Fatigue

• 04/12/22
• Liz Carey

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio, D-Or., and Donald Payne, D-N.J., are urging the Federal Railroad Administration to finalize decades late final rule on fatigue ...
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Australian Study Reveals What Injured Workers are Seeking

• 04/11/22
• FJ Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While an injury may be work related,factors beyond work environment and clinical management play a role in recovery. Lifestyle and psychological factors can ...
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Businesses Look to Paid Parental Leave Policies to Gain Competitive Advantage

• 04/09/22
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Paid parental leave (PPL) is a benefit that’s increasingly being offered by organizations. Companies seeking top talent are stepping up and offering ...
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