Workers' Compensation News
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Exclusivity Doesn't Bar Worker's Civil Suit for Mesothelioma
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07/01/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: IL | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An employee can sue his employer outside of the Workers' Compensation Act and the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act when the employee first learns of his injury after the expiration of the statute of repose under those acts, the Illinois Appellate Court ruled....Read More
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Employers, Insurers No Longer Required to Provide Duplicate FROI Forms
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06/30/2014
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State: MD | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Effective July 1, the state Workers’ Compensation Commission will provide data from First Report of Injury forms to the state Division of Labor & Industry, relieving employers and insurers of the responsibility of providing DLI duplicate copies.The change r...Read More
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Employer Can Limit Time for Worker to Sue It by Contract
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06/25/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: NJ | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A contractual provision contained in an employment application by which the employee waives the two-year statute of limitations applicable to claims against the employer and shortens the period for such claims to six months is enforceable, according to the Appellate Division of the Superior Cou...Read More
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Employer Hit with Enhanced Award for Using Worker as 'Guinea Pig'
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06/25/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: KY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that an employer who used a worker as a "guinea pig" to test a harness system that had been involved in an accident involving another employee that same day should be held liable for the payment of enhanced benefits to the worker for its egregious conduct....Read More
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Employer Must Pay Family of Worker for In-Home Care Services
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06/18/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: AL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Sherri OkamotoLegal ReporterInjured workers in Alabama who get help from family members in performing their day-to-day activities are entitled to receive attendant-care benefits, according to the state's Court of Civil Appeals.The court on Fr...Read More
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Employers in 15 States Sue AIG for WC Reporting
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06/17/2014
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Employers from 15 states have joined in a class-action suit against American International Group, its subsidiaries and former Chief Executive Officer Maurice Greenberg for an alleged four-decade scheme of underreporting the amount of workers’ compensation premiums it collected....Read More
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Electrician Gets Benefits despite Positive Cocaine Test
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06/10/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Texas appellate court ruled that an electrician who tested positive for cocaine after suffering electrical burns was not barred from collecting workers' compensation benefits for his injuries. Case: Bituminous Fire & Marine Insurance Co. v. Ruel, No. 0...Read More
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Entrepreneur Iskowe Dies at 61
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06/10/2014
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State: TN | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Health care entrepreneur David Iskowe died on June 4 in Nashville following a brief illness, according to a local news report. He was 61.Iskowe founded FOCUS Healthcare, a workers’ compensation PPO, in 1986. FOCUS eventually earned the No. 41 spot on the Inc. 500 list of fast-growi...Read More
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Employer that Lied about Payroll has no Case against SCIF
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06/09/2014
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An employer that lied twice about how many employees it retained when it purchased another company can't collect damages from State Compensation Insurance Fund for failing to disclose that its workers' compensation premiums would go up 57% because of its predecessor's poor loss history, ...Read More
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