Workers' Compensation News
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Commission Says Motions, Petitions, Affidavits Can Be Filed Without Notarization | 11/12/2020 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Due to the continuing restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the North Carolina Industrial Commission will now accept pleadings, motions, petitions and affidavits that have not been notarized. ...Read More | |||
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CCWC Blogger Webinar to Explore Future of Comp | 11/11/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Coalition on Workers’ Compensation is hosting a webinar Nov. 18 during which bloggers will debate the future of workers’ compensation. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Fewer Spinal Fusions, Decline in Lower Joint Surgeries Caused Drop in Hospitalizations | 11/11/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California’s workers’ compensation system saw a steady decline in inpatient hospitalizations for injured workers over the past 10 years, thanks in large part to a drop in spinal fusions and lower extremity joint surgeries, according to a ...Read More | |||
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COVID Claims Clear 50,000; Less Than One-Third Denied, CWCI Data Shows | 11/09/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers have filed more than 50,000 claims alleging occupational exposure to the new coronavirus since January, with employers denying liability on less than a third of those, according to data the California Workers’ Compensation Institute posted to its website. ...Read More | |||
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Crew Foreman Can't Proceed With Tort Claim for Injuries | 11/09/2020 | |
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| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Rhode Island Supreme Court ruled that the foreman of a tree removal crew could not proceed with a tort claim against the company and his coworkers for his injuries from a work-related accident. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Worker's Award for Stroke | 11/09/2020 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court overturned an award of benefits to a worker for a stroke he suffered while receiving treatment for injuries from a fall. ...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Again Successful in Demand for Bigger Rate Decrease | 11/06/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| For the fourth time in five years, the Florida insurance commissioner has demanded a better deal on workers' compensation rates from its rating organization. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Systems Struggle to Treat Anxiety, and Observers Say It's Making Chronic Pain Worse | 11/05/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers’ compensation systems’ inability to address patients’ anger and anxiety has led to undesirable claim outcomes, including unnecessary costs for employers and poor health results for injured workers, according to a panel of observers. ...Read More | |||
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Court Won't Revisit Decision Allowing Worker to Sue Employer for Assault | 11/05/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court denied a request for en banc reconsideration of a decision allowing a worker to proceed with claims that her employer should be held liable for alleged sexual assault by her supervisor. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for Stress-Related Psych Injury, Stroke | 11/05/2020 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld the denial of benefits to a former state employee on his claims that extraordinary workplace stress caused a nervous breakdown and subsequent stroke. ...Read More | |||
