Workers' Compensation News
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Voluntary Retirement Ends Disability Benefit
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07/27/2006
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State: PA | Segment: Courts | 0
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The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court affirmed its ruling in Weis that workers' compensation disability benefits end with voluntary retirement from the workforce.
Claimant Richard Pries appealed from the order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board suspending his disability benefit...Read More
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Vocational Rehabilitation Rules Meeting Set
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07/18/2006
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State: NE | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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The Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court (WCC) has set a meeting for 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 4 with vocational rehabilitation specialists to identify changes to the court's vocational rehabilitation rules that will be pursued for a Nov. 16 public hearing.
The Aug. 4 hearing will be held in suite 4...Read More
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VIAW Moving From Sacramento
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07/17/2006
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State: CA | Segment: Politics | 0
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VotersInjuredatWork.org announced Friday that is relocating its office from Sacramento to Southern California.
Mark Hayes, president of the group, said in a press release that the move will save costs while allowing VIAW to maintain its "position as a respected voice of injured workers that...Read More
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VIAW Urges Advocates to Stay on Point
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07/07/2006
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State: CA | Segment: Politics | 0 | Popular with Legal
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VotersInjuredatWork consultant Peggy Sugarman is urging the group's supporters to stay on point during rulemaking hearings, and has posted a paper explaining California's legislative and regulatory processes to help them do it.
Sugarman said in a posting on the group's Web site that some s...Read More
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Vermont Clarifies VR Referral Timeframe
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07/05/2006
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State: VT | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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A representative of the Vermont Workers' Compensation and Safety Division (WCSD)issued a clarification to stakeholders regarding apparent confusion over the 90 day-notice rule and vocational rehabilitation (VR) referrals.
VR specialist Trudy Smith, in an e-mail, noted that when a claimant h...Read More
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Violent Incidents Call WCAB Security Into Question
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07/03/2006
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State: CA | Segment: Safety | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Nobody knows for sure whether James Hazen was carrying a concealed handgun back in February when he walked into the downtown Oakland workers' compensation court building after he told a friend he was going to shoot court employees.
Police found a gun in his car when they pulled him over aft...Read More
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Virginia Checks May Average $18 Per Employer
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07/03/2006
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State: VA | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has provided Virginia's insurers with a list of policies affected by a three-year-old computer glitch that triggered premium overcharges from some job classification codes.
Dennis Cokulak, an NCCI state relations executive, said the comp...Read More
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Virginia Orders Up To $1.2 million Refunds
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06/30/2006
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State: VA | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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Virginia regulators said Thursday that employers in the state will get refunds amounting to $1 million to $1.2 million because of a National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) computer glitch.
The Bureau of Insurance is still sorting through at least 32 classification codes for which ...Read More
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Vermont Benefits to Increase July 1
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06/30/2006
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State: VT | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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The Vermont Department of Labor announced an increase in workers' compensation benefits effective July 1 based on an increase in the statewide average weekly wage.
The department reported that existing workers' compensation rates will be adjusted by multiplying the current rate by 1.025....Read More
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Voc Disability Upheld in AMA Guide Dispute
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06/29/2006
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State: TN | Segment: Courts | 0
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A 50% vocational disability award is not excessive for an employee who suffers from carpal tunnel syndrome and received no vocational training, a Tennessee appellate court ruled.
The Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel in Knoxville ruled that in Fisher v. Plus Mark, Inc., no...Read More
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