Workers' Compensation News
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Injured Worker Can Proceed With Some Labor Law Claims for Fall From Ladder | 11/09/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a decision allowing a worker to proceed with most of his Labor Law claims for his injuries from falling from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Commissioner Announces 8.2% Rate Cut | 11/07/2022 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready on Friday announced an 8.2% decrease in workers’ compensation loss costs for 2023. ...Read More | |||
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Inconsistent Statements by Worker With Memory Loss Don't Justify Forfeiture of Benefits | 11/02/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker suffering from memory loss did not make material misstatements about his medical history to obtain benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Deputy Sheriff's Bad Faith Claim Gets Tossed as Untimely | 11/01/2022 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of an injured deputy sheriff’s bad faith claim against his employer’s insurance carrier as untimely. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Patrol Officer Not Entitled to Expansion of Claim From Assault | 10/25/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a patrol officer’s request to expand the scope of his claim to include a shoulder injury allegedly sustained while detaining an uncooperative individual. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Guaranty Association Can't Be Held Liable for Penalties, Accrued Interest | 10/20/2022 | |
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| State: DC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In a case of first impression, the Court of Appeals in the nation's capital ruled that the District of Columbia Insurance Guaranty Association cannot be held liable for penalties and accrued interest owed to a permanently disabled worker. ...Read More | |||
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ICA Schedules Training Webinars for Providers, Payers | 10/20/2022 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Industrial Commission of Arizona announced that its Medical Resource Office is hosting two new online training programs, one for health care providers and the other for payers and third-party administrators. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Department Approves 6.8% Loss Cost Reduction | 10/14/2022 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Department of Insurance approved a recommendation from the National Council on Compensation Insurance to reduce loss costs by an average of 6.8% across all class codes. ...Read More | |||
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IAIABC Elects Board of Directors | 10/07/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions announced the election of its 2022-2023 board of directors. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Doesn't Qualify as Defense Contractor's Employee | 10/04/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a worker was not an employee of a defense contractor under the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act, and he was entitled to reinstatement of damages for his injuries from a workplace accident. ...Read More | |||
