Workers' Compensation News
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Class Action Targets Management of Veterans' Facility for COVID Outbreak | 08/17/2021 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A nurse at a state-run veterans’ facility in Massachusetts where 77 people died from COVID-19 in the early days of the pandemic filed a class-action lawsuit accusing management of intentionally placing staff in danger. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reinstates Denial of Worker's Claim for Back Injury | 08/17/2021 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a judge applied the wrong standard of review to overturn a denial of a worker’s claim for an alleged back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Cuomo Adviser Lacewell to Resign From Department of Financial Services | 08/17/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Linda Lacewell announced that she will resign as New York’s insurance and banking regulator on Aug. 24, according to media reports. ...Read More | |||
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Contractor's Employee Can't Pursue FELA Claim for Injuries at Rail Yard | 08/16/2021 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that a worker who suffered injuries at a rail yard while working for a company hired to clean up a derailment could not pursue a claim against the railway pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Commission Considering Rules for Full Integration of Online Filing System | 08/16/2021 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission is accepting comments through the end of August on proposed rules that it says will facilitate the full integration of CompHub, the online system for filing and adjudicating workers’ compensation claims. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reduces Worker's Recovery From Employer | 08/13/2021 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In a long-running and procedurally complex case, the Illinois Appellate Court ruled that an injured worker was entitled to a reduced recovery against his employer via the contribution claims that had been assigned to him by joint tortfeasors pursuant to a settlement. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Court Announces New Release of Liability Form | 08/13/2021 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court on Thursday announced a new option to file a release of liability, implementing legislation enacted in May. ...Read More | |||
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Cal/OSHA Reminds Employers to Protect Workers From Heat, Smoke | 08/12/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California’s workplace safety regulator reminds employers of their obligation to protect workers from smoke and heat as one of the largest wildfires in state history continues to grow and high temperatures are forecast throughout the state. ...Read More | |||
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CASIF Announces $6.8B Alternative Security Program | 08/12/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The board of trustees for the California Self-Insurers’ Security Fund approved and implemented the 2021-22 Alternative Security Program that it said is intended to provide self-insured employers with more financial flexibility. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Jury's Finding of Joint Enterprise, Barring Injured Worker's Tort Suit | 08/12/2021 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Massachusetts Appeals Court upheld a jury’s determination that three corporate entities were engaged in a joint enterprise or joint venture rendering them a single employer for purposes of the Workers’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
