Workers' Compensation News
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Change Would Address Hiring Agreements With Subcontractors
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11/04/2020
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation is accepting comments on proposed changes required by a 2019 state law that dropped the requirement that subcontractor hiring agreements be filed with the agency.
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CWCI Reports Benefit Increases for 2021
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11/03/2020
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Temporary total disability benefits and permanent total disability benefits will increase by 4.3774% in 2021 because of an increase in the state’s average weekly wage, the California Workers’ Compensation Institute announced.
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Contractor Has Immunity From Civil Suit by Injured Worker
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11/03/2020
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State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A divided Georgia Court of Appeals panel ruled that a contractor hired for a construction project was immune from civil liability to the employee of a company that had been hired to provide portable toilets.
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Court Upholds Denial of Additional Benefits to Worker
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11/02/2020
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to additional benefits for a shoulder injury, but her employer was properly sanctioned for terminating her compensation after issuing inappropriate job offers at an incorrect address.
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Carpenter Pushed Off Roof Gets Benefits
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11/02/2020
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State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Nevada Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a carpenter who was pushed from the roof of a house after he confronted his supervisor about an allegedly short paycheck.
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CIGA Governors, Committees Meet Wednesday
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10/30/2020
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Audit and financial committees for the California Insurance Guarantee Association are holding teleconference meetings Wednesday before the association’s board of governors meets.
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Court Rejects Challenges to Adverse Jury Decision
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10/29/2020
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A California appellate court upheld a trial judge’s evidentiary rulings for an attorney’s unsuccessful disability discrimination claim against the Department of Justice.
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Coalition of States, Cities Slams DOL's Proposed Employment-Test Rule
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10/29/2020
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A coalition of state attorneys general and U.S. cities has urged the Trump administration to back off a proposed employment-test rule, which they say will make it easier for businesses to misclassify workers and avoid workers' compensation coverage.
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