Workers' Compensation News
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Permanent Wildfire Smoke Rules Take Effect Jan. 15 | 12/15/2023 | |
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| The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries announced that it has filed permanent wildfire smoke rules, which will take effect Jan. 15. ...Read More | |||
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Pain Management Doc Charged With Billing Fraud | 12/12/2023 | |
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| The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office announced fraud charges against a Northern California pain management doctor that the Department of Industrial Relations alleges was the second-most-frequent lien filer in 2022. ...Read More | |||
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Property Owner Not Liable to Worker Hired by Nephew for Home Renovations | 12/05/2023 | |
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| The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that a property owner could not be held liable for injuries sustained by a worker who was hired by her nephew to perform renovations on her home. ...Read More | |||
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Privette Doctrine Bars Parents' Civil Suit for Worker's Fatal Fall Through Roof | 11/27/2023 | |
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| A California appellate court ruled that the parents of a worker who fell to his death during a roofing project were barred by the Privette doctrine from pursuing a tort recovery from the property owner. ...Read More | |||
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Privette Doctrine Immunizes Property Owner From Liability to Contractor's Injured Employee | 11/21/2023 | |
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| A California appellate court upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit against a property owner by a contractor’s injured employee. ...Read More | |||
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Pharmacy Owners, Doctor Convicted in $90M Fraud Scheme | 11/21/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Department of Justice announced that a federal jury in Texas convicted a doctor and the owners of a pharmacy of participating in a scheme that netted $90 million in payments for medically unnecessary compound creams prescribed to injured federal workers in exchange for kickbacks. ...Read More | |||
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Premises Line Rule Brings Worker's Accident Within Ambit of Comp System | 11/03/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that a state university employee could not pursue a civil suit against her employer for injuries from falling from her bicycle as she was headed home from work after finding her injuries were sustained in the course and scope of employment. ...Read More | |||
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Premium Assessment Rate Unchanged for 2024 | 10/31/2023 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division on Monday announced that the premium assessment rate for 2024 will remain at 9.8%, the same as was levied in 2023. ...Read More | |||
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Parking Garage Owner Qualifies as Statutory Employer of Allegedly Injured Worker | 10/24/2023 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a property owner was entitled to writ relief establishing that it was the statutory employer of an allegedly injured parking garage worker. ...Read More | |||
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Property Owner Fails to Prove Exclusive Remedy Defense but Gets Summary Judgment | 10/24/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a property owner was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a tort suit under the exclusive remedy provisions of the Workers' Compensation Law, but it was entitled to summary judgment based on its status as an out-of-possession landlord. ...Read More | |||
