Workers' Compensation News
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Mine Worker's Son Gets Benefits for Fatal After-Hours Accident | 08/16/2022 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Mexico Court of Appeals upheld an award of death benefits to the son of a mine worker who was killed in an after-hours accident. Case...Read More | |||
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Michelle Doheny to Lead WCD Business Technology Office | 08/12/2022 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced that Michelle Doheny will be the director of the Workers’ Compensation Division's new Business Technology Office work unit. ...Read More | |||
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Mechanic Charged With Felony Comp Fraud | 08/08/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A mechanic who allegedly operated his own shop and raced motorcycles after telling a qualified medical evaluator he was too injured to work was arraigned on two felony counts of workers’ compensation fraud, the California Department of Insurance announced. ...Read More | |||
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Myra L. Griffin Confirmed to Serve 2nd Term as Commissioner | 07/20/2022 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina General Assembly confirmed Gov. Roy Cooper’s appointment of Myra L. Griffin to serve a second term as a commissioner on the North Carolina Industrial Commission. ...Read More | |||
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Mechanic-Turned-Supervisor Gets Benefits for Repetitive Stress Injuries | 07/18/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a mechanic who became a supervisor was entitled to benefits for his repetitive stress injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Man Ordered to Pay Restitution for Cashing Stolen Dividend Check | 07/05/2022 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced that a Columbus resident was ordered to pay the agency $18,369 in restitution after he cashed a dividend check stolen from an employer. ...Read More | |||
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Mileage Reimbursement Increases Friday | 06/28/2022 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Injured workers in Nevada who travel for medical appointments after Friday will be reimbursed at a rate of 58.5 cents per mile, the Workers’ Compensation Section announced. ...Read More | |||
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Meredith Weaver Named Comp Judge | 06/27/2022 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee appointed Meredith B. Weaver to serve as a judge on the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. ...Read More | |||
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Mileage Reimbursement to Climb to 62.5 Cents | 06/13/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Injured workers who travel for medical care or evaluation of their injuries will be reimbursed at 62.5 cents per mile starting next month after the Internal Revenue Service upped its standard mileage rate in response to rising gas prices. ...Read More | |||
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Most Comp Bills Pass Ahead of Deadline | 05/31/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers passed most workers’ compensation bills that are before them this year ahead of Friday’s deadline to move bills out of the chamber in which they were introduced. ...Read More | |||
