Workers' Compensation News
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First Responder PTSD Presumption Bill Filed | 02/16/2023 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Police and emergency medical services first responders would have a presumptive workers' compensation injury if they are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder relative to a workplace incident, under proposed legislation filed by New Mexico lawmakers Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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Fee Review Hearing Office Lacks Authority to Order Reimbursement of Overpayments | 02/03/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Fee Review Hearing Office does not have the statutory authority to order reimbursement for overpayment of medical services. ...Read More | |||
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Finance Committee Passes Bill to Cover Anxiety, Depressive Disorders | 01/26/2023 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A fiscal committee in the Virginia General Assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill that would make anxiety and depressive disorders compensable for cops and firefighters. ...Read More | |||
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Feb. 18 Memorial Service Scheduled for Former Long Beach PJ Rebeck | 01/23/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Joseph P. Rebeck, former presiding judge for the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board in Long Beach, died Dec. 17 at the age of 88. He died in hi...Read More | |||
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Federal Defense Act Includes Firefighter Presumption | 01/10/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Respiratory issues and specified cancers are presumed to arise out of employment for federal firefighters with at least five years of experience, under a defense act signed by President Joe Biden. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Upholds Verdict Against Carrier for Bad-Faith Conduct in Coverage Dispute | 01/09/2023 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld a jury’s award of $1,091,240.82 for a carrier's bad-faith conduct in a coverage dispute between insurers. ...Read More | |||
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Former Bus Driver Sentenced to Probation for Side-Hustle Double-Dipping Conviction | 12/21/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A former bus driver in western New York was sentenced to five years of probation for double-dipping by earning income from eBay and working for Instacart while collecting workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Father and Son Charged in $4.2M Premium Fraud Scheme | 10/28/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The father and son owners of two Northern California cleaning companies are accused of underreporting payroll as part of a scheme to fraudulently reduce their workers’ compensation premiums by about $4.2 million. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Upholds Award of Black Lung Benefits to Miner With COPD | 10/13/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an award under the Black Lung Benefits Act to a longtime coal mine worker with chronic lung disease. ...Read More | |||
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Failure to Name Predecessor as Defendant Causes Board to Lose Jurisdiction Over Appeal | 10/06/2022 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that an employer’s failure to name a worker’s prior employer as a defendant in its appeal caused the Workers’ Compensation Board to lose jurisdiction over the matter. ...Read More | |||
