Workers' Compensation News
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Comp Cut From Bad Faith Bill Prior to House Passage | 04/05/2023 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon lawmakers excluded workers’ compensation before passing a bill that would create a private right of action allowing insureds to recover damages, attorney fees and litigation costs resulting from unfair claims settlement practices. ...Read More | |||
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CLA Sets Webinar on Gig Workers and Employment Classification | 04/04/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Lawyers Association will present a one-hour webinar at noon April 28 to discuss "The Ongoing Saga of Gig Workers, AB 5 and Proposition 22." ...Read More | |||
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Cattie & Gonzalez Names Jim Anderson Partner | 04/04/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Law firm Cattie & Gonzalez announced that Jim Anderson joined the firm as its newest partner. ...Read More | |||
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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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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| 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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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| 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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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| 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) | |||
| State: MT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| 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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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| 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 | |||
