Workers' Compensation News
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Fund Fails to Prove It Provided Notice of Decision to Accept Liability | 09/14/2021 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana Workers' Compensation Court ruled that the Uninsured Employers Fund was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a challenge to its decision to accept liability for a claim as untimely. ...Read More | |||
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Flight Attendant Gets Benefits for Occupational Disease Caused by Work Uniform | 09/13/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a flight attendant for an occupational disease caused by her exposure to chemicals used in the dye of her uniform. ...Read More | |||
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Frictional Costs on Decline but Still Higher Than Other States and Benefit Systems | 09/09/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Frictional costs in California’s workers’ compensation system are declining but remain the highest of any other comp system in the country and much higher than other benefit systems, according to an initial analysis from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau....Read More | |||
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Federal Law Doesn't Bar Claims for Wrongful Termination, Retaliation | 09/03/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court revived a worker’s claims for wrongful termination and retaliation, but his claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress is barred by the state Workers’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
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Florida, Texas Report Surge in COVID-19 Comp Claims | 09/01/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| COVID-19 workers' compensation claims in Florida more than doubled in July from the previous month, according to a report released Monday by the Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation, which has been tracking income-replacement comp claims since the start of the pandemic. ...Read More | |||
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Firefighter Benefit, PTSD Expansion Passes; MLFS Bill on Hold | 08/30/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California legislative committees last week passed bills that would give more firefighters access to salary continuation benefits and a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is compensable. ...Read More | |||
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Financing Company Gets Refund of Unearned Premium From Carrier, Plus Interest | 08/17/2021 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that a premium financing company was entitled to a refund of unearned premium it paid for insurance coverage, plus interest on the full amount. ...Read More | |||
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Former Mayor Pleads Guilty to Charges From Insurance Scheme | 08/17/2021 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An insurance agent and the former mayor of a city in southern Illinois pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators about sharing a commission his agency earned on a work comp policy with the mayor of the city that purchased the coverage. ...Read More | |||
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Farm to Pay $2.1 Million to Settle Citations Connected to COVID Deaths | 08/05/2021 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced a $2.1 million settlement with a farm that received what the agency called one of the largest workplace safety and health fines in state history. ...Read More | |||
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Firefighter's Entitlement to Benefits After Heart Attack Not Affected by Prior Part-Time Status | 08/04/2021 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that a firefighter who went from part-time to full-time status before undergoing a quadruple bypass surgery was entitled to benefits for his heart condition. ...Read More | |||
