Workers' Compensation News
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Statute of Limitations Bars Worker's Medical Malpractice Claim | 09/12/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An injured worker’s 2023 medical malpractice action was time-barred because more than three years had passed since she underwent the physical therapy that allegedly caused the additional injuries, a California appellate court ruled. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Finds Worker Doesn't Qualify as Jones Act Seaman | 09/12/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker did not qualify as a Jones Act seaman. Case: Edwa...Read More | |||
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Employer Entitled to Dismissal of Worker's Retaliation Claim | 09/12/2024 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The 11th U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the City of Atlanta was entitled to summary judgment dismissing an injured worker’s retaliation claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Forklift Gets Additional PPD Award | 09/12/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to an additional permanent partial disability award. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Show Good Cause for Delayed Prosecution of Claims | 09/12/2024 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that a worker failed to show good cause for his delay in prosecuting his claims and that they were therefore properly dismissed after pending for three years. ...Read More | |||
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Attune Launches EverPeak Insurance on Digital Platform | 09/12/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Attune Insurance launched a new workers’ compensation solution, EverPeak Insurance, and started providing coverage to businesses in Arizona and South Carolina. ...Read More | |||
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Rulemaking Advisory Committee Reviewing Treatment Regs | 09/12/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division's rulemaking advisory committee will review medical treatment regulations during a Nov. 5 meeting. ...Read More | |||
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Safety Regulators Remind Employers to Protect Workers From Smoke | 09/11/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health reminds employers of the requirement to protect their workers from unhealthy air as wildfires in the southern part of the state fill the skies with smoke. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Reopens San Bernardino District Office | 09/11/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Tuesday announced that it reopened its district office in San Bernardino, which had been closed since late July to fix an inoperable air conditioner. ...Read More | |||
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Disclosure to Attorney Doesn't Trigger Time for Worker to File Suit Against Doctor | 09/11/2024 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled that the time frame for an injured worker to sue her doctor for malpractice did not start on the date her workers’ compensation attorney learned of the doctor’s mistake, but on the date the attorney informed the worker of it. ...Read More | |||
