Workers' Compensation News
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Employer Gets Return of Benefits Paid to Worker on Personal Leave
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01/16/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The employer of a worker who used his personal leave time to cover part of his period of disability was entitled to reimbursement of the benefits it had paid him for the time the worker was using his personal leave time, a New York appellate court ruled.Case: Mott v....Read More
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Educational Conference Begins Thursday
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01/15/2014
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State: LA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Fourth Annual Louisiana Workers' Compensation Educational Conference will be held this Thursday and Friday at the Renaissance Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge, La.The conference is co-hosted by the state Office of Workers' Compensation and the International Workers' Compensatio...Read More
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Employee's Ability to Work after Injury Didn't Mean She Wasn't PTD
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01/15/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: IA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A retail employee who was able to continue working after suffering an industrial injury to her head and shoulder was still entitled to an award of permanent total disability benefits because the worker needed significant accommodations to maintain her employment and such accommodations were not...Read More
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Employers Set to Defend Reforms in 2014
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01/13/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefIt's unlikely that California Gov. Jerry Brown will enact legislation that could potentially increase workers' compensation costs, lobbyists for insurance companies and employers...Read More
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Employers Seek Bill to Bar Benefits for Drugs, Alcohol
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01/08/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Republican lawmaker and employers are asking New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez to put on the agenda for the 30-day legislative session beginning in two weeks a bill they say will close a loophole that allows workers to receive benefits for injuries sustained while they were drunk or high on drugs, a...Read More
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Employer Didn't Commit Fraud on Court to Secure Denial of Benefits
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01/08/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A federal appellate court ruled that the widow of a coal miner was not entitled to black lung benefits based on the defendant's allegedly deliberate withholding of two pathology reports which supported her late-husband's claim from its own medical experts. ...Read More
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Employer Opposition Prompts Labor to Reevaluate Reform Bill
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01/07/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Mark Larson, ReporterSpecific proposals in a draft bill that seek changes to Colorado’s workers' compensation insurance system have drawn a cool reception from insurers and the construction industry. Supporters say final language will be hashed out during the upcoming legisl...Read More
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Employer Should Not Have Used Counterclaim to Appeal Ruling
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01/06/2014
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State: OH | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A court did not have to consider an employer's appeal because the employer did not file a notice of appeal within 60 days of the underlying decision, Ohio's 11th District Court of Appeals concluded. Case: Beaumont v. Kvaerner North American Construction, No. 2013-T-0047, 12/31/13...Read More
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Environmental Company Cited for Health Violations
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12/31/2013
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State: GA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Houston-based environmental services company for exposing workers to lead hazards while cleaning up a Glock Inc. gun range in Smyrna, Ga.OSHA said in a press release that inspectors cited FCC Environmental for nine health...Read More
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Economic Recovery Leading to Hiring of Higher-Risk Workers
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12/30/2013
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By John P. Kamin, ReporterPayers are wary that the recovery from the latest economic downturn will likely result in a hiring surge of new employees and temporary workers, who are far more likely to suffer work-related acc...Read More
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