Workers' Compensation News
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Texas Mutual Doesn't Owe Coverage for Out-of-State Worker's Accident | 08/26/2022 | |
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| A Texas appellate court ruled that an in-state insurance carrier did not owe coverage for an out-of-state worker’s accident that happened in Louisiana. ...Read More | |||
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Termination of Police Officer's Benefits Not Supported by Evidence | 08/16/2022 | |
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| An Ohio appellate court overturned the termination of an injured police officer’s temporary total disability benefits as inadequately supported by the record evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Truck Driver Gets Limited Expansion of Injuries From Fall | 08/04/2022 | |
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| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a decision to expand the description of a worker’s injuries, but not to the full extent he had requested. ...Read More | |||
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Temporary Worker Can't Maintain Negligence Suit Against Direct or Borrowing Employer | 07/26/2022 | |
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| A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of a temporary worker’s tort claims against his direct employer and his borrowing employer for his injuries from a forklift accident. ...Read More | |||
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Tort Defendant Can't Compel Discovery of Plaintiff's Medical Records From Comp Claim | 07/20/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendant in a tort case was not entitled to compel discovery of the plaintiff’s medical records for a prior workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Travelers: 35% of Workplace Injuries Occur in First Year on Job | 07/14/2022 | |
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| The Traveler’s Cos. reported that more than a third of workplace injuries from 2015 through 2019 occurred during a worker’s first year on the job. ...Read More | |||
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Temporary Rule Modifies Settlement Approval Requirements | 07/08/2022 | |
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| The Idaho Industrial Commission adopted a temporary rule, effective July 1, eliminating the requirement for claimants’ attorneys to describe how unpaid medical bills will be treated when seeking approval for settlements. ...Read More | |||
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Troy Haley Named BWC Administrator | 07/08/2022 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee appointed Troy Haley to serve as administrator of the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation after Abbie Hudgens retires next month. ...Read More | |||
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Tower Webinar to Cover 'Tricks of the Trade' for MSAs | 07/06/2022 | |
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| Tower MSA Partners is hosting a free webinar on July 20 to discuss some tricks for successful Medicare set-asides. ...Read More | |||
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Trial Court Properly Confirms Arbitrator's Finding of Untimely Claim | 06/30/2022 | |
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| A Texas appellate court upheld a decision that a worker’s negligence claim against his nonsubscribing employer was time-barred. Case:...Read More | |||
