Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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Court Rules Worker Didn't Abandon Workforce While Pregnant or Following Birth | 11/17/2021 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to temporary total disability compensation for a period of time in which she did not work while pregnant and after giving birth, finding she had not abandoned the workforce. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Widow Can't Bring Tort Suit | 11/17/2021 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a widow could not proceed with a tort claim based on a worker’s death and was limited to a recovery under the workers’ compensation law. ...Read More | |||
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Commission Updates Attorney Withdrawal Forms | 11/16/2021 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission updated forms attorneys must use to withdraw from a case. The commission said counsel of ...Read More | |||
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Correctional Officer Gets Award for Psych Injuries From Sexual Assault by Co-Worker | 11/16/2021 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of benefits to a correctional officer for her psychological injuries following a sexual assault by a co-worker. ...Read More | |||
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Court Finds Immunity for Power Station Owner | 11/15/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court granted a rehearing to a power station owner and changed its position on the owner’s immunity from civil liability to the injured employees of a contractor. ...Read More | |||
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Court Clarifies Interaction of Statutes Governing Pretrial Settlement Offers, Comp Liens | 11/12/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld an award to the defendants in an injured worker’s tort action based on his failure to secure an award of damages at trial that was more favorable than the pretrial settlement offer. ...Read More | |||
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Church Mutual Names Stephanie Lynn VP | 11/12/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Church Mutual Insurance Co. named Stephanie Lynn vice president of enterprise risk management. ...Read More | |||
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Comp and Hearings Divisions Sign MOU for Contested Cases | 11/12/2021 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Wisconsin’s Workers’ Compensation Division and Division of Hearings and Appeals signed a memorandum of understanding outlining how they will handle contested workers’ compensation hearings to implement 2015 reforms that transferred adjudicatory functions from one agency to the o...Read More | |||
