Workers' Compensation News
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CHSWC Meets Dec. 9 | 11/29/2021 | |
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| California’s Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation is holding a virtual meeting Dec. 9. Members will hear a...Read More | |||
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Comp Outlook Notes COVID's 'Muting' Effect, Improves to 'Stable' | 11/29/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A.M. Best & Co. on Wednesday revised its market segment outlook from negative to stable for the U.S. workers' compensation insurance market, noting several influencing factors. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Wage-Loss Award to Worker Injured in Car Accident | 11/29/2021 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to wage-loss disability in excess of his 11% permanent anatomical impairment following a car accident and the loss of his job. ...Read More | |||
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Commission Requests Appropriate Attire for Zoom Meetings | 11/24/2021 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission issued an advisory notice Tuesday requesting that people dress appropriately for proceedings conducted via zoom. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Portion of Construction Worker's Labor Law Claim for Fall | 11/24/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court revived part of a worker’s Labor Law and negligence claims for his alleged injuries from falling at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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Court Denies Summary Judgment to Worker in Claim for Scaffold Fall | 11/23/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a trial justice denied summary judgment to an allegedly injured worker for an incorrect reason but that the worker failed to establish liability under the Labor Law. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding of Compensability for School District Employee | 11/23/2021 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a finding of compensability for a school district employee who injured her back from moving tables. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Worker's Convictions for Fraud, Perjury but Reduces Sentence | 11/22/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld a worker’s convictions for fraud and perjury but modified his sentence to remove one year of probation. ...Read More | |||
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Claim Remains Viable After Second Deadline Extension | 11/22/2021 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s claim remained viable where she received an extension on the statutory deadline for the resolution of her case, then received a second extension. ...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Approves 5.3% Rate Cut | 11/18/2021 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Commissioner of Banking and Insurance approved a 5.3% decrease in rates for policies incepting on or after Jan. 1. The New Je...Read More | |||
