Workers' Compensation News
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Volunteer Firefighter Fails to Assert Viable Civil Claims From Training Accident | 01/22/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a volunteer firefighter’s tort claims arising from an accident that happened while he was preparing for a firefighting competition. ...Read More | |||
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Vocational School Executives Charged With Fraud | 09/30/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Executives at a vocational school that sent a carrier an enrollment agreement purportedly signed by an injured worker who had died about five months earlier were arrested for fraud, the California Department of Insurance announced. ...Read More | |||
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Vessel Owner Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Captain's Breach-of-Cure Claim | 08/03/2022 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment to a vessel owner on a ship captain’s claim that it had breached its duty of cure. ...Read More | |||
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Victory Insurance Expands Digital Payment Options for Policyholders | 04/18/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Insurity, a provider of cloud-native policy, billing, claims and analytics software, announced that workers’ compensation carrier Victory Insurance has selected Sure Claims Payments to expand digital payment options. ...Read More | |||
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Veterinary Worker Waits Too Long to File Claim for Injuries Allegedly Caused by Dog | 03/14/2022 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a veterinary emergency room technician waited too long to file her claim for injuries allegedly caused by a dog that head-butted her. ...Read More | |||
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Volunteer Firefighter Gets Additional Healing Period Benefits, but Not Penalties | 10/28/2021 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld an award of healing period benefits to an injured volunteer firefighter, as well as the denial of his request for penalties. ...Read More | |||
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Vaughan Baio & Partners Welcomes Attorneys in Two New Offices | 08/18/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Vaughan Baio & Partners on Tuesday announced the addition of nine new attorneys who will drive the firm’s expansion in New York. Pa...Read More | |||
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Vaccine Side Effects Could Be Compensable, but Outcomes Hinge on Employers' Policies | 07/28/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Now that California is requiring some employees to either be vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to weekly testing, the state’s workers’ comp system could field more claims reporting adverse reactions from the inoculations, comp experts said. ...Read More | |||
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Virtual Sessions on Ergonomics, Other Topics Kick Off Workers' Comp Conference | 06/29/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Despite some concerns over cost and usability, comp stakeholders could soon capitalize on advancements in ergonomic technology that can increase productivity and reduce employee injuries, an expert said during the first day of the Texas Department of Insurance Workers’ Compensation Conferen...Read More | |||
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Vaccinated Workers Could Forgo Masks Later This Month if Cal/OSHA OKs New Rules | 06/11/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Fully vaccinated employees could soon be allowed to stop wearing masks if the California Division of Occupational Health and Safety approves new COVID-19 guidelines. ...Read More | |||
