Workers' Compensation News
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Employer Was Entitled to Cease PTD Payments, Court Rules
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12/30/2013
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State: AR | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An employer was entitled to curtail a claimant's permanent total disability award after it discovered that she was working at a nearby drive-in, the Arkansas Court of Appeals concluded. Case: Moore v. Arkansas State Highway & Transportation Department, No. CV-13-532, 12/18/13, pu...Read More
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Employer Hit with Penalties for Wrongfully Suspending Benefits
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12/30/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: PA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Commonwealth Court ruled that an injured worker was entitled to set aside the suspension of her disability benefits and collect past-due indemnity, plus interest and penalties from her employer because the claims adjuster for her employer's insurance carrier had terminated her benefits ...Read More
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Employers Question Need for Reform
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12/26/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Colorado labor leaders are working on a second draft of a reform bill for the 2014 legislative session, but employers are starting to question whether there is actually anything broken that needs fixing, according to a report by the Denver Business Journal.The Colorado AFL-CIO said it wa...Read More
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Employers to Seek Additional Savings through Legislation in 2014
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12/24/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Employers are drafting legislation they hope to pursue in 2014 with the goal of further reducing costs and offsetting the permanent disability benefit increase in Senate Bill 863, according to the California Coalition on Workers’ Compensation.After passing the reform bill in 2012, ...Read More
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Elevator Company Faces $54,000 in Fines for Death at 49ers Stadium
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12/13/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health fined Shindler Elevator Corp. $54,000 for three violations uncovered in an investigation following the June death of a mechanic working on the new stadium for the San Francisco 49ers.Donald Wright, 63, died on June 11 when he was ...Read More
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Employer's Failure to Assert Timeliness Defense Was Waiver of It
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12/11/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Other
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An employer who raised a timeliness defense in its initial response to the first of two petitions for benefits filed by an injured worker still had to raise the defense in responding to the second petition, and its failure to do so waived its ability to assert the defense as to the second petit...Read More
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EEOC Sues Michigan Retailer for Disability Discrimination
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12/06/2013
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State: MI | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued a Michigan eyewear retailer for disability discrimination.The federal agency sued Direct Optical for allegedly discriminating against Laurel Miller, an optician, by rejecting her request to bring her service dog to work. Miller has anx...Read More
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Eraclides Law Firm Sets up Shop in Nashville
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12/06/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: TN | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Eraclides Gelman Hall Indek Goodman & Waters law firm, which has nine offices in Florida and Georgia, has recruited attorney Allen Callison to oversee its first office in Tennessee, the Nashville Post reported Thursday.Callison, who was formerly with Morgan & Akins, has opene...Read More
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Ex-NFL Players File Civil Suit against Kansas City Chiefs
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12/05/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: MO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Five former players for the Kansas City Chiefs are suing the professional football franchise for alleged brain injuries they suffered during their careers, jumping through a unique loophole in Missouri law that allows them to avoid workers' compensation exclusivity before it closes on ...Read More
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Eastern Postpones Shareholders Meeting after Lawsuits
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12/04/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Eastern Insurance Holdings has postponed a special meeting of shareholders as it prepares its response to three class-action civil complaints that object to its proposed acquisition by ProAssurance Corp.Eastern said it will announce a new date for the shareholders meeting, which had been...Read More
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