Workers' Compensation News
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Court Overturns Denial of 2nd Injury Fund Benefits to Brewery Worker | 10/25/2021 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals overturned a denial of benefits from the Second Injury Fund to a brewery worker with a lengthy history of injuries, finding the decision was not supported by competent, substantial evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Troopers' Underinsured Motorist Recoveries Can't Include Damages for PTSD | 10/25/2021 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that two police officers who narrowly avoided being struck by a colleague’s patrol vehicle were not entitled to damages for their alleged post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Announces Three Convicted for Double Dipping | 10/25/2021 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced that three people convicted of working while receiving benefits were ordered to pay more than $44,000 in combined restitution. ...Read More | |||
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DCBS Posts 2022 Premium Assessment Bulletin | 10/25/2021 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services announced that the 2022 assessment on direct earned premium will increase to 9.8% from 9%. ...Read More | |||
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MEMIC Announces $17M Dividend | 10/25/2021 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The board of directors for Maine’s MEMIC authorized a $17 million dividend for about 14,000 policyholders. The average dividend will be $1,180...Read More | |||
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Worker Must Get Consent From Carrier to Settle | 10/25/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier’s alleged participation in settlement negotiations for a third-party claim did not excuse the worker from his statutory duty to obtain the carrier’s written consent. ...Read More | |||
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Police Detective Had Fair Hearing on Applications for Disability Benefits | 10/25/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a police officer’s applications for accidental and performance of duty disability retirement benefits, finding she received a fair hearing and that the evidence did not support a conclusion that her condition was related to an accident that oc...Read More | |||
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Worker Fired for Suspected Financial Impropriety Fails to State Viable Claims Against Ex-Employer | 10/22/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that a worker who was fired because of accounting discrepancies in the books she kept failed to state any claim against her former employer that could avoid the exclusive remedy provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act or otherwise be legally viable....Read More | |||
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DWC Announces 2022 Audit Standards | 10/22/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the Profile Audit Review performance standard for 2022 is 1.68032. Audit subjects...Read More | |||
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L&I Posts Guidance on COVID Presumption | 10/22/2021 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries posted guidance on laws enacted during the 2021 session creating presumptions that COVID-19 is compensable for health care and other frontline workers. ...Read More | |||
