Workers' Compensation News
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Employer Can't Compel Nurse to Arbitrate Claims | 04/21/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that an employer could not compel a worker to arbitrate her tort claims without establishing that a valid arbitration agreement was in place. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Groups, Injured Worker Reps Spar Over Statewide MPN Proposal | 04/20/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 2 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Proponents of a bill that would create a statewide medical provider network say the legislation would improve the quality of care for California’s injured workers, but insurer and employer representatives argue that the network would be too expensive and would unravel a system that&rsq...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't Reduce Worker's TTD Based on Wages Earned at New Jobs | 04/19/2021 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that a judge erred in limiting an injured worker’s temporary total disability benefits because he was earning wages from new jobs that were below his preinjury average weekly wage. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't Use Payment of Benefits to Avoid Liability for Alleged FMLA Interference | 04/15/2021 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that payment of workers’ compensation benefits to an injured housekeeper did not bar the employer from liability for alleged interference in the employee’s ability to exercise her rights under the Family Medical Leave Act. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Reps Say SB 213 Too Costly, but Nurses Say Proposed Presumption Necessary | 04/01/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| More than 80 California health care facilities and employer advocacy groups say a bill that would extend to hospital employees a presumption meant for first responders would be too costly, but nursing reps say the expanded coverage is needed because they face many of the same illness- and in...Read More | |||
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ECHO, Sapiens Announce Digital Payment Partnership | 03/18/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Sapiens International Corp. and ECHO Health Inc. on Wednesday announced a partnership to provide carriers with a comprehensive digital payment portal. ...Read More | |||
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Editorial: Proposed COVID-19 Presumption Likely to Create Litigation | 03/16/2021 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Legislation that would create a presumption that COVID-19 is compensable for some essential workers in New Mexico would likely result in litigation over whether an employee or an employer violated public health orders, according to an editorial published by the ...Read More | |||
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Employee of Farm Labor Company Accused of Malingering | 03/15/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Department of Insurance announced that an employee for a farm labor company was charged with two felony counts of insurance fraud for allegedly lying about her physical limitations from a work injury. ...Read More | |||
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Emergency Rules on Remote Med-Legal Evaluations Extended to Oct. 12 | 03/11/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that emergency regulations allowing medical-legal evaluations using telehealth services were extended through Oct. 12. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can Assign Right to Reimbursement for Maintenance and Cure | 03/10/2021 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a maritime worker could assert a claim for reimbursement of the maintenance and cure that his employer paid to him after he received an assignment of rights against the third-party tortfeasor. ...Read More | |||
