Workers' Compensation News
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Cabinet Maker Faces $115,188 Penalty for Electrocution | 09/28/2022 | |
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| Federal workplace safety regulators fined an Alabama cabinet manufacturer $115,118 for eight safety violations uncovered while investigating an electrocution that happened in March. ...Read More | |||
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Columnist Says Pressure Building for Comp Reforms | 09/27/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California political observer and columnist Dan Walters, in an editorial published by CalMatters Monday, said that pressure for workers’ compensation reforms is buildin...Read More | |||
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CWCI Bulletin Covers Pre-Pandemic Regional Differences in Claim Trends | 09/27/2022 | |
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| Injured workers in Los Angeles County tend to be older and have more experience than workers injured in other parts of the state, according to a California Workers’ Compensation Institute bulletin issued Monday. ...Read More | |||
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CHSWC to Discuss RFP Process at Oct. 6 Meeting | 09/26/2022 | |
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| Members of the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation will discuss the procedures for contracting with research organizations to undertake studies of issues relating to California’s comp system during an Oct. 6 meeting. ...Read More | |||
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Commission's Decision Complies With Scope of Remand Order to Revisit Worker's Credibility | 09/26/2022 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of benefits to a worker after a prior remand order had directed the Workers’ Compensation Commission to revisit its adverse finding as to his credibility. ...Read More | |||
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Congress to Consider Expanding Beryllium Exposure Bill for Energy Workers | 09/26/2022 | |
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| The U.S. Senate read through legislation that would expand the federal occupational illness program for energy workers. ...Read More | |||
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Carriers Challenge Proposed Hospital Inpatient Payment Rules | 09/21/2022 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A group of insurance companies is asking the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings to analyze the validity of proposed hospital reimbursement rules and determine whether the methods used by the Division of Workers’ Compensation to establish maximum reimbursement allowances were &ldquo...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Jury's Award to Mechanic for Repetitive Motion Injuries | 09/21/2022 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a jury’s award of benefits to a mechanic for his repetitive motion injuries and the trial judge’s procedural rulings during the trial. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award to Truck Driver With Broken Hardware in Ankle | 09/20/2022 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of benefits to a truck driver for an ankle injury, even though he had a history of injury and broken hardware within the ankle. ...Read More | |||
| Court Finds Worker's Injuries Compensable Despite Delay in Complaints to Doctor | 09/19/2022 | ||
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker sustained compensable injuries in a fall from a ladder, despite the passage of time between his accident and his complaints to his doctor. ...Read More | |||
