Workers' Compensation News
| Employers Payment of PPD to Worker Didn't Foreclose Ability to Transfer Liability to Special Fund | 02/06/2015 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
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| A New York appellate court ruled that a carrier's ongoing payment of permanent partial disability benefits to a worker who had suffered two compensable accidents during the course of his employment with the carrier's insured didn't bar the carrier from transferring liability for the o...Read More | |||
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Employers Undecided, Others Opposed to Gov.'s Plan to Split up Comp Agency | 02/05/2015 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| On its face, the budget Gov. Scott Walker proposed on Tuesday cuts up the Division of Workers’ Compensation and sends the pieces to different departments. ...Read More | |||
| Employers Must Post Workplace Injury Summaries | 02/02/2015 | ||
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| California employers must post in a visible and accessible area of each worksite their annual summary of work-related injuries and illnesses starting Feb. 1, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health announced. The agency commonly called Cal-OSHA said in a statement that all current ...Read More | |||
| Employers Seek Small but Controversial Changes Amid Larger Advisory Council Clashes | 01/30/2015 | ||
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| While Gov. Scott Walker is said to be contemplating a sweeping overhaul of the Wisconsin workers' compensation system and stakeholders continue to debate a proposal to adopt a medical fee schedule, a coalition of employers has suggested several minor changes that claimants' attorneys say ...Read More | |||
| Employer Gets Sanctions for Denying Worker Treatment with Doctor of His Choice Overturned | 01/30/2015 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
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| A Louisiana appellate court threw out an award of $5,000 in fees and sanctions against an employer, saying the record did not support a finding that the employer had denied a worker the right to treat with the doctor of his choice. Case: McCombs v. G.L. Jones Construction, No. 49,541-WCA,...Read More | |||
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Electrical Hazards, other Violations Bring $63K in OSHA Fines to Warehouse | 01/30/2015 | |
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| Enstar Completes Acquisition of WC Carrier Companion | 01/29/2015 | ||
| Source: Enstar Group | |||
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| Enstar Group has completed its acquisition of Companion Property and Casualty Insurance Co. Enstar plans to fold most of Companion into its property and casualty legacy business and put the rest of the new business into its subsidiary Torus National Insurance Co., according to a Tuesday ...Read More | |||
| Editorial: Legislature Should Pass HB 2011, Clarify Deliberate Intent | 01/26/2015 | ||
| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Charleston Daily Mail advocated for the passage of House Bill 2011, aimed at clarifying the state’s law that takes away immunity from lawsuits for a workplace injury if the employer acted with “deliberate intent” in causing the injury. The original version of House B...Read More | |||
| Employer's Apparent Fraud in Securing Coverage Doesn't Relieve Carrier of Duty to Pay Benefits | 01/23/2015 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An employer's apparent fraud in securing workers' compensation insurance for its employees did not relieve its carrier of its obligation to provide coverage for an employee that the employer hadn't included in its reported payroll, a New York appellate court ruled. Case: Urban...Read More | |||
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Evidence Worker's Disability from Omitted Condition Was Permanent Didn't Bar Her from Getting TTD | 01/15/2015 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a claimant, who was medically stationary on a compensable low-back claim, was not barred from receiving temporary disability benefits on a belatedly accepted claim for an omitted medical condition. Case: Scott v. Liberty Northwest Insurance Corp., No...Read More | |||
