News Digest 7/27/2007
Q&A: Should Injured Worker Still Sue? A Los Angeles-area lawyer responds to a badly injured worker who is being encouraged to file a third-party claim for damages not covered by …
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News Digest 7/3/2007
Washington Workers’ Comp Recipients Get Cost-of-Living Boost Injured workers currently receiving Washington workers’ compensation wage-replacement or pension benefits will receive a 5.445 percent cost-of-living increase effective July 1. Tacoma Daily …
News Digest 5/29/2007
San Jose Beleaguered by High Workers’ Comp Costs Five years ago, the city of San Jose cut costs by slashing its risk management staff, which vetted workers’ compensation claims and …
News Digest 4/24/2007
Arizona Workers May See First Benefit Raise in Nearly Ten Years Injured Arizona workers may be in line for the first benefit increase in close to a decade: A deal …
News Digest 4/3/2007
Wisconsin Supremes: Worker Can Sue Claims Manager for Delay The Wisconsin high court rules that an injured carpenter can sue a company that handles workers’ compensation claims for the state …
News Digest 3/8/2007
Bill Proposes Drug Tests for Injured Silver State Workers Injured Nevada workers could face required drug tests to prevail in insurance disputes if an industry-backed proposal passes. The Nevada Senate …
News Digest 2/26/2007
Study: Some Comp Claimants Satisfied, Others Not So Much In the first such study since the reforms, the DWC and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research find that most …
California Workers’ Comp Return-To-Work Rates Improve
The number of injured workers returning to work in California increased 5.4 percent in the first half of 2005, following 2004’s workers’ comp reforms. Workers with elbow injuries had the highest return-to-work rates, while those with psychiatric or multiple injuries were far less likely to rejoin the workforce over a 12-month period. The new figures …
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