Workers' Compensation News
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Comp Carriers Not Liable for Reimbursement Under New Medical Cannabis Law | 04/04/2023 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Workers’ compensation carriers and self-insured employers in Kentucky are explicitly exempt from reimbursing injured workers for the costs of medical cannabis, under newly enacted legislation. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds SLU Awards for Bus Driver With Repetitive Trauma Injuries | 04/03/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the schedule loss of use awards issued to a bus driver for his repetitive trauma injuries that were less than the percentages set forth in the applicable guidelines. ...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Announces Appointments to CIGA Board | 03/31/2023 | |
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| Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on announced two appointments to the board of governors for the California Insurance Guarantee Association. La...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Attorney's Suit Against Employer for Typhus | 03/31/2023 | |
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| A California appellate court upheld the dismissal of a municipal employee’s suit against her employer for its alleged failure to protect her from contracting typhus. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Bills Set for April 12 Hearings | 03/31/2023 | |
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| California lawmakers will hear testimony regarding a proposal to request an investigation into whether the workers’ compensation system provides men with different benefits than women, as well as hear testimony on a proposal to create a post-traumatic stress disorder presumption f...Read More | |||
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Committee Tables Proposal to Give Residual Market to NCCI | 03/30/2023 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
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| Montana lawmakers on Wednesday tabled a bill that would have created a residual market program, citing overwhelming opposition from labor, management, regulators and the state-chartered workers’ compensation carrier as well as a near-total lack of support from the business community. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Worker's Claim of Compensable Injury Sustained During Functional Capacity Exam | 03/30/2023 | |
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| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim that she suffered a compensable shoulder injury while participating in a functional capacity examination. ...Read More | |||
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Court of Common Pleas Has Jurisdiction to Consider Worker's Motion to Set Aside Prior Ruling | 03/29/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that the court of common pleas had jurisdiction to consider a worker’s motion to set aside a prior judgment in his workers’ compensation case. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Judgment for Worker Struck by Falling Objects | 03/28/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a worker on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by the legs and beam of a sidewalk shed as they fell. ...Read More | |||
| Commission Reopens Peoria Hearing Site | 03/27/2023 | ||
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| The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission's hearing site in Peoria has been reopened for proceedings. Hearings will again be conducted in the sixth-floor training room of the Becker Building at 401 Main St. in Peoria. The first trials at the location wil...Read More | |||
