Workers' Compensation News
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Affiliated Corporations Share Immunity for Injuries to Employees | 11/20/2023 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that three affiliated corporations effectively operated as a sole economic entity and shared immunity from civil liability for injuries to two employees. ...Read More | |||
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ALJ Can Rely on Regulatory Preamble to Reject Expert Opinions | 11/10/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an administrative law judge properly relied on the preamble to the Department of Labor's regulatory definition of pneumoconiosis in finding a coal miner’s widow was entitled to compensation under the Black Lung Benefits Act. ...Read More | |||
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ALJ Violates Worker's Due Process Rights | 11/09/2023 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that an administrative law judge violated a worker’s due process rights in addressing the compensability of a knee injury when that issue had not been presented for adjudication. ...Read More | |||
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Alaska, Delaware Update Authorized Provider Lists | 11/08/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Labor regulators in Alaska and Delaware published updated lists of doctors who are authorized to provide services to injured workers. The Al...Read More | |||
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Administrative Trial Starts in NLRB Action Over Student Athletes | 11/08/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Administrative proceedings on a National Labor Relations Board complaint alleging that the National Collegiate Athletics Association, the PAC-12 conference and the University of Southern California have not properly classified student athletes as employees. ...Read More | |||
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Assessment Rate to Decrease by 6% | 11/03/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The workers’ compensation assessment rate will decrease by 6% in 2024 saving New York employers more than $50 million, according to a statement from the Workers’ Compensation Board. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney Who Mishandled Comp Settlement Loses Law License | 10/31/2023 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court last week yanked a Louisville attorney’s law license for mishandling a workers’ compensation matter and a Social Security disability benefit claim for two different clients. ...Read More | |||
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Agent Accused of Pocketing Comp Premiums | 10/24/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Department of Insurance announced that an agent in Laguna Beach was arraigned Monday on 27 felony counts for allegedly stealing $62,000 in premiums from at least 10 businesses. ...Read More | |||
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AWB 'Disappointed' With Proposed 4.9% Rate Increase | 09/22/2023 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The president of the Association of Washington Business said in a statement that the organization was “disappointed” with the Department of Labor and Industries proposal to increase workers’ compensation rates next year. ...Read More | |||
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ATA Launches Tools Promoting Telemedicine to Address Health Disparities | 09/19/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The American Telemedicine Association on Monday announced that one of its advisory groups is releasing three tools to disseminate ways that telehealth can address disparities and inequities in health care. ...Read More | |||
