Workers' Compensation News
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Surveillance Video of Worker Provided Sufficient Basis for Forfeiture of Benefits | 10/12/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that inconsistencies between a worker’s reported limitations and his activities captured on a surveillance video were sufficient to support a forfeiture of his entitlement to benefits. ...Read More | |||
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State Gets Another Rate Decrease, but Supreme Court Case Looms | 10/10/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: KS | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Kansas officials are celebrating a fifth straight workers’ compensation rate decrease, but worker advocates are reminding them that the outlook could soon change with a looming state Supreme Court decision. ...Read More | |||
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State Gets $2.5 Million for Return-to-Work Program | 10/10/2018 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Kentucky is the latest state to receive a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, part of a new focus on returning injured workers to the job quickly, when opportunity for improvement is the greatest. ...Read More | |||
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Study Shows Chiros Focusing on 'Easy' Lower-Back Exams | 10/09/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A study by the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation draws a bold line under a concern that physicians have had for years: The designated doctor program has tilted heavily toward chiropractors and away from medical doctors. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Denies Benefits to Worker for Alleged Injury | 10/09/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to benefits for a injury she allegedly sustained while scanning her employer-provided parking pass to enter a public parking garage at her workplace. ...Read More | |||
| SunPoint Assumes CUNA Mutual's Runoff Portfolio | 10/09/2018 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| SunPoint Holdings Ltd., through its wholly owned subsidiary SunPoint Reinsurance Ltd., has assumed a runoff portfolio of workers’ compensation liabilities from CUNA Mutual Group. CUNA, a Wisconsin-based insurance group, provides financial services to credit unions across the U....Read More | |||
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Share of MDs Certified as Designated Docs Drops Sharply | 10/08/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The share of designated doctors who are medical doctors plummeted after the Texas Legislature adopted tighter training and certification rules in 2011, while the share who are chiropractors nearly doubled, according to ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court to Decide Whether Airport Shuttle Bus Qualifies as Airline Employer's 'Premises' | 10/05/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will weigh in on the question of whether an employee is within the course and scope of employment when traveling between a parking lot and the workplace. ...Read More | |||
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Survey: Most Carriers Conducting Safety Audits, Offer Dedicated Safety Unit | 10/02/2018 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| According to a survey by the West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner, 80% of insurers conduct safety audits of employers, and 60% have a dedicated safety unit for policyholders in the state. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Tosses Negligence Verdict for Independent Contractor's Fall From Roof | 10/02/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court overturned an award of damages to an independent contractor who suffered injuries while performing tree-trimming work for a property rental company. ...Read More | |||
