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Injection Treatment’s Allowing Minn. Worker to Hold Job, Cut Opioids Warrants Application of ‘Rare Case Exception’
Injection Treatment’s Allowing Minn. Worker to Hold Job, Cut Opioids Warrants Application of ‘Rare Case Exception’

Minneapolis, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Minnesota, treatment parameters are set up to keep costs low when an injured worker is under medical care. But as was the case in McKeever v. Cub Foods, No. WC22-6499 […]
Do You Know the Rule? Wis. Computation of Weekly Wage
Do You Know the Rule? Wis. Computation of Weekly Wage

Milwaukee, WI (WorkersCompensation.com) -- People probably don't go into workers' compensation because they have a love for numbers, but you won't get far before running into math along the way. So, to keep things clear […]
Q&A: Wash. Posting Requirements
Q&A: Wash. Posting Requirements

Tacoma, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In the State of Washington, employers are required to obtain a certificate of insurance coverage and post it conspicuously in their place of business. They must have a separate certificate of […]
Chart View: Alaska PPI
Chart View: Alaska PPI

Anchorage, AK (WorkersCompensation.com) -- As a reminder, in Alaska, like other states, permanent partial impairment benefits are paid in addition to temporary disability benefits. The following chart highlights the PPI ins and outs in the […]
Glossary Check: Mo. ‘Occupational Disease’
Glossary Check: Mo. ‘Occupational Disease’

St. Louis, MO (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It's hard to say which definitions in state workers' compensation law are more important than others, but if you were going to start a short list of ones that were […]
Mich. Top Court Lists ‘Occupational Factors,’ Overrules Old Test
Mich. Top Court Lists ‘Occupational Factors,’ Overrules Old Test

Lansing, MI (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If you read NCCI's recent Expert Analysis piece, you know that the Michigan Supreme Court recently announced a new standard for mental injuries. Under the new test, a claimant must show […]
Do You Know the Rule? Ohio Controversion of Pneumoconiosis Claims
Do You Know the Rule? Ohio Controversion of Pneumoconiosis Claims

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When it comes to the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, the State of Ohio, and specifically its workers' compensation bureau, is authorized to act as an insurance carrier. Here […]
Glossary Check: Ohio Reporting of Payroll, Reconciliation of Premium Due
Glossary Check: Ohio Reporting of Payroll, Reconciliation of Premium Due

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- They say money talks, but even if it's quiet, it has a big role to play in workers' compensation law across the country. One of the places where it's important is […]