Workers' Compensation News
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BWC Announces $30M in Safety Grants | 11/11/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation announced it is offering up to $30 million in funding for safety grants to support research and development of equipment and technology to protect workers. ...Read More | |||
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Board Applied Wrong Standard of Proof to Social Worker's Claims of Injury from Dog | 11/07/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board applied the wrong standard of proof to a social worker seeking benefits for physical and psychological injuries from being pushed down by a dog. ...Read More | |||
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Benefits Increasing 4.3% in January | 10/30/2024 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission announced that maximum benefits for injuries, illnesses and deaths will increase 4.3% in January to match an increase in the state's average weekly wage. ...Read More | |||
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Benefits Increase 3.8% Oct. 1 | 09/19/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Benefits are increasing by about 3.8% for injuries sustained on or after Oct. 1, according to information that the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation posted on its website. ...Read More | |||
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Bill to Mandate In-State Licensing for UR Docs Returns | 08/29/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill that would require some doctors performing utilization review to be licensed in the state was brought back to life after spending roughly a year on the California Assembly’s “inactive file.” ...Read More | |||
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Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Workers' Comp Fraud | 08/26/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced that the owner of an electrical service company pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud and has paid restitution of nearly $16,000. ...Read More | |||
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Board Errs in Finding Worker Not Entitled to More Benefits for Second Amputation | 08/09/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board of Review erred in finding that a worker who lost part of his leg was not entitled to any additional permanent partial disability after another portion of his leg was amputated. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Awards $9.4M in Grants for Safety Projects | 08/06/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation awarded $9.4 million in grants for workplace safety projects. The Workforce Safety Innovation Gra...Read More | |||
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Board Applies Wrong Compensability Standard to Asbestos Claim | 08/02/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board of Review erred in applying the standard of compensability for occupational pneumoconiosis to a widow’s claim for a worker’s death from asbestos exposure. ...Read More | |||
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Berkshire Names Marj Hutchings CIO | 07/25/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Division of Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Cos. appointed Marj Hutchings as its chief information officer. ...Read More | |||
