Workers' Compensation News
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Senate Approves Expanded PTSD Bill for Some First Responders | 01/23/2020 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Wisconsin Senate has approved Senate Bill 511, which would make it easier for some first responders to qualify for workers' compensation benefits when diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Denies Benefits to Worker Who Shot Self in Head With Nail Gun | 01/22/2020 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to a worker, finding she had deliberately fired a nail gun into her own head. Cas...Read More | |||
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Study: Misclassification Costs More Than $50M Per Year in Unpaid Premiums | 01/22/2020 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Misclassification cost the state of Washington’s workers’ compensation system $268 million in unpaid premiums from 2013 to 2017, an average annual loss of $53.6 million, according to a study by the Harvard Law School Labor and Worklife Program. ...Read More | |||
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State Announces Grants to Help Cover Volunteer Firefighters | 01/22/2020 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Department of Conservation and Division of Fire Safety are offering grants to help pay for workers’ compensation and liability coverage, according to a report by the ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Opined in 28 Comp Cases in 2019, Report Shows | 01/21/2020 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| From attorneys' fees to compensability to subrogation, the Tennessee Supreme Court's Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel weighed in on 28 cases in 2019, and the state's Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation has summarized most of them in a new report. ...Read More | |||
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State OSHA Penalties Increase 1.8% for Workplace Safety Violations | 01/21/2020 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The cost of workplace safety violations in Nevada increased last week as a result of a 2019 bill requiring the Division of Industrial Relations to set penalties in alignment with those imposed by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. ...Read More | |||
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Some 6,000 New PTs, Acupuncturists, Nurse Practitioners Added to Rolls This Year | 01/21/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| More than 6,000 medical providers have been added to the list of those authorized to treat injured workers, thanks to the 2019 New York state budget bill that took effect Jan. 1, Workers' Compensation Board Chairwoman Clarissa Rodriguez said this week. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Rejects State's Appeal in Excessive Fine Case | 01/16/2020 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Colorado’s appeal of a decision finding the penalty assessed against a business that operated without workers’ compensation insurance for more than four years was unconstitutionally excessive because the employer couldn’t afford to pay it....Read More | |||
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Samuel Hale Launches PEO Using ADR Carve-Out | 01/14/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Samuel Hale announced the launch of a professional employer organization program in California using an alternative dispute resolution process it says “can ...Read More | |||
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Supersedeas Fund Now Three Years Behind in Reimbursing Some Carriers | 01/13/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Two years after the Pennsylvania Supersedeas Fund notified insurers that it was running as much as 16 months behind in sending reimbursement checks, the delays and the fund's financial picture appear to have worsened. ...Read More | |||
