Workers' Compensation News
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Conference Presenters Discuss Long COVID, Workplace Shootings | 07/14/2023 | |
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| By Steve Nichols, News Contributor Presenters speaking during the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation’s annual conference this week addressed topics affecting workers, employers, carriers and practitioners throughout the country, including what’s com...Read More | |||
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Federal Appellate Court Upholds Award of Black Lung Benefits for Miner | 07/14/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld an award of black lung benefits to a miner, ruling that his claim was timely filed and that the finding of total disability was supported by substantial evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Partial Summary Judgment on Worker's Labor Law Claim | 07/14/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the partial dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claim for his slip-and-fall accident. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Comptroller: Risk Management Division Failed to Implement Claims Processing Recommendations | 07/14/2023 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller said in a follow-up report that the Division of Risk Management failed to implement work comp claims processing recommendations intended to reduce fraud, waste and abuse. ...Read More | |||
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Report Shows Modest Drug Price Increases in Comp | 07/14/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An examination of workers' compensation pharmacy data showed a 1.06% increase in drug prices for injured workers between May 2020 and May 2023, according to a white paper released Thursday by MyMatrixx, a Jacksonville, Florida-based pharmacy benefits manager and subsidiary of Express Scripts ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Revives Injured Press Operator's Intentional Tort Claim | 07/14/2023 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Michigan Supreme Court revived an injured die press operator’s intentional tort claim against his employer, finding summary judgment had been issued prematurely before the close of the discovery period. ...Read More | |||
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CAJPA Conference Sept. 12-15 in South Lake Tahoe | 07/13/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Association of Joint Powers Authorities is holding its 2023 fall conference Sept. 12-15 in South Lake Tahoe. The conferenc...Read More | |||
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Employer's Failure to Repair or Replace Safety Guard Does Not Constitute 'Removal' | 07/13/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that an employer should have been granted summary judgment dismissing an employee’s intentional tort claim because its failure to repair or replace safety guards on its equipment did not demonstrate an intent to injure. ...Read More | |||
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Newark Contractor Cited for Willfully Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards, Fined $333,000 | 07/13/2023 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited a New Jersey construction contractor $333,000 for allegedly defying federal safety regulations by exposing workers to potentially deadly falls at residential work sites throughout the state. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Cancer-Stricken Firefighter's Claim for Benefits | 07/13/2023 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals overturned the denial of a firefighter’s claim for benefits for his brain cancer, finding the administrative law judge had applied to wrong statutory requirements to the case. ...Read More | |||
