Workers' Compensation News
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Employer Can't Use Worker's Low IQ to Rebut Presumption of Total Disability
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10/27/2015
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State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Kansas Court of Appeals last week ruled that an employer couldn't use a worker's limited intelligence to rebut a statutory presumption that his bilateral arm injuries had left him permanently and totally disabled.
Case: Wimp v. American Highway Technology, No. 112,521, 10...Read More
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Employers Holdings Welcomes New Board Member
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10/27/2015
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State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A senior vice president at Equifax is joining the boards of directors of Employers Holdings Inc. and Employers Group Inc.
Prasanna Dhoré was elected to the positions by the board of Employers Holdings Inc., the company announced on Thursday.
Dhoré, 54, is senior vice...Read More
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Estoppel Does Not Bar Claimant from Seeking Benefits for 2nd Injury
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10/21/2015
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State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The principle of judicial estoppel did not bar a claimant who had been awarded benefits for injury to both knees in 2004 from asserting a claim for a separate accident that injured her knees again in 2011, the Tennessee Supreme Court Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel ruled.
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Epic Hires Producer in Fresno
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10/19/2015
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State: CA | Segment: People | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Epic insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has hired Deanna Slater as a principal and property and casualty insurance producer in the firm’s Fresno office.
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Employer Can Compel Arbitration of Former Employee's Retaliatory Discharge Claim
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10/13/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Texas appellate court ruled that an employer should have been allowed to compel its former employee to arbitrate his retaliatory termination claim.
Case: Brock Services v. Solis, No. 13-15-00204-CV, 10/08/2015, published.
Facts: Brock Services hired Eduardo Solis in August 2011....Read More
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EDI Changes Coming in December
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10/13/2015
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry will be updating its Workers' Compensation Automation and Integration System in December to improve acceptance rates and prepare for additional changes that will be rolled out in June.
The department is adding information to the...Read More
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Employees of Defunct Self-Insurer Can't Get Remedy from Security Fund
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10/08/2015
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: NC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that a group of 17 workers suffering from the effects of their industrial exposure to asbestos effectively have no legal remedy available to them since their formerly self-insured employer is bankrupt and the state's Self-Insurance Security...Read More
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EEOC Sues Cessna Over Use of Comp Standards in Hiring
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10/05/2015
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State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a federal lawsuit in Wisconsin last Tuesday against Cessna Aircraft, alleging the aviation manufacturer violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by withdrawing job offers after learning of workers' medical conditions.
The EEOC...Read More
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