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Movers & Shakers: 5 Questions for New Tenn. Administrator Troy Haley
Movers & Shakers: 5 Questions for New Tenn. Administrator Troy Haley

Nashville, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When long-time Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation Administrator -- and recent National Association of Workers' Compensation Judiciary Hall of Fame Inductee -- Abbie Hudgens announced her retirement, just about everyone in the workers' […]
Glossary Check: NC 'Employment,' 'Employee,' 'Employer'
Glossary Check: NC 'Employment,' 'Employee,' 'Employer'

Charlotte, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- While commonsense might say what's employment and what isn't, plenty of court cases and interpretations of law have disputed just what exactly counts as "employment" for legal purposes. Thus it's not […]
Glossary Check: NJ 'Scheduled,' 'Non-scheduled' Losses for PPD
Glossary Check: NJ 'Scheduled,' 'Non-scheduled' Losses for PPD

Trenton, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Not long ago, New Jersey updated its rule governing permanent partial disability to explain what is a scheduled loss and what is a non-scheduled loss. So how does the Garden State […]
Do You Know the Rule? Idaho Final Reports
Do You Know the Rule? Idaho Final Reports

Boise, ID (WorkersCompensation.com) – Recently, Idaho updated its rules on final reports, with a specific focus on requirements for the state’s electronic data interchange. So, what does the new rule require? The following chart breaks […]
Court Officer's Claim Slips up due to Misstep, not Wet Floor
Court Officer's Claim Slips up due to Misstep, not Wet Floor

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – For some jobs, the risk of getting hurt while at work comes with the territory. Such was the case in Matter of Young v. DiNapoli, No. 533976 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. […]
Do You Know the Rule? Ohio Reimbursement for First Fill of Outpatient Medications
Do You Know the Rule? Ohio Reimbursement for First Fill of Outpatient Medications

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Recently, Ohio updated its rule governing the first fill of outpaient medications. Part of that rule covers limitations on the reimbursement of outpatient medication.  So what curbs does the Buckeye State […]
Do You Know the Rule? Vt. Medical Mileage Reimbursement
Do You Know the Rule? Vt. Medical Mileage Reimbursement

Montpelier, VT (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Back in July, Vermont upped its medical mileage reimbursement rate from 58.5 cents per mile to 62.5 cents per mile. So what does the Green Mountain State require for medical mileage […]
Video Showing Costco Worker Walking Mile, Assisting Grandkids Supports Ending Benefits
Video Showing Costco Worker Walking Mile, Assisting Grandkids Supports Ending Benefits

Richmond, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) – When an employee is receiving benefits for a workplace injury, some employers may want to verify that the employee is as injured as she reports.  Such was the case in Revels […]