Workers' Compensation News
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Ted Richards Appointed DWC Chief Counsel | 05/20/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Ted Richards to serve as chief counsel of the Division of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Worker's Latest Challenge to BWC Debit Card Program | 05/20/2022 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s latest effort to obtain compensation for fees that were allegedly deducted from his benefits as part of the state’s debit card benefit payment program. ...Read More | |||
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Sedgwick Announces Acquisition of Orchid Medical | 05/20/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Sedgwick on Thursday announced that it purchased Orchid Medical, a provider of ancillary medical management solutions for the workers’ compensation industry. ...Read More | |||
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WCS Opens Registration for Training Courses | 05/20/2022 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section opened registration for free online training classes that will be held throughout the rest of the year. ...Read More | |||
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No Duty Disability Retirement Benefits for Injured Correctional Officer | 05/20/2022 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the denial of an injured correctional officer’s claim for duty disability retirement benefits. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Clarifies Requirements for Commission to Find 'Good Grounds' for Reconsideration | 05/20/2022 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| In a case of first impression, the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that the Industrial Commission need not expressly state that it found good grounds to reconsider a deputy’s decision, nor does it need to expressly identify the grounds on which it relied. ...Read More | |||
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Roofer's Inconsistent Accounts of Accident Preclude Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 05/20/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a roofer who provided differing accounts of how he fell from a ladder was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Assert Viable Labor Law Claim for Fall From Truck | 05/20/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker failed to assert a viable Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from a fall from a truck. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Seeks Comments on Proposed Wage Statement Forms | 05/20/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is seeking public comments on three proposed new forms relating to wage statements. Propose...Read More | |||
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S&P: Rate Cuts Outpace Increases in 1st Quarter | 05/20/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Workers’ compensation rate reductions in the first three months of 2022 more than offset rate increases, according to an ...Read More | |||
