Workers' Compensation News
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Court Clarifies Preclusive Effect of Doctors' Opinions | 09/02/2020 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that a recommendation by a division-sponsored independent medical examiner to convert a worker’s schedule impairment to a whole person impairment did not have preclusive effect under the Workers’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
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Church Mutual Names Chief Claims Officer | 09/02/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Church Mutual Insurance Co. on Tuesday announced that Becky Hudzik-Presson was named chief claims officer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award of Benefits, Additional Treatment for Worker's Back Injury | 09/02/2020 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of wage-loss benefits and additional medical treatment to a worker for a back injury despite a conflict in the medical opinions as to the cause of his ongoing issues. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Must Defend Owner, Construction Manager From Worker's Suit | 09/02/2020 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that a subcontractor’s insurance carrier had a duty to defend a property owner and construction manager from an employee’s claims of negligence. ...Read More | |||
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Commission Starts Smartphone Contract Tracing at Hearings | 09/02/2020 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Starting this week, the Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission is utilizing modern technology to enhance COVID-19 contact tracing for participants at hearings. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Claim Alleging 'Power Press Exception' to Exclusive Remedy | 09/01/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An employer’s failure to install any point-of-operation guards created a triable issue about whether a manufacturer’s vague recommendation to use some type of protection is sufficient to trigger an exclusive remedy exception for a woman whose hand was severely injured in a machine, a ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Widow's Civil Suit Over Fatal Workplace Accident | 09/01/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court revived a widow’s civil claim due to a judge’s failure to address arguments regarding immunity of co-employees, managers and employers. ...Read More | |||
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Companies Need Strict COVID Rules to Avoid 3rd-Party Lawsuits, Experts Say | 08/31/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Employers that fail to implement and enforce recommended COVID-19 guidelines could open themselves up to potentially expensive litigation, including third-party claims, insurance experts say. ...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Approves 2021 Regulatory Filing | 08/31/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s 2021 regulatory filing. ...Read More | |||
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Contractor Charged With Fraud in $841,000 PPP Loan | 08/31/2020 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Minnesota contractor has been charged with fraudulently obtaining a federal coronavirus relief loan for a defunct construction company that had its workers' compensation insurance policy canceled more than two years ago. ...Read More | |||
