Workers' Compensation News
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Employee Who Pursued Civil Remedy Must Repay Second Injury Fund | 12/13/2022 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a determination that an injured worker who elected to pursue a civil suit against his uninsured employer was required to reimburse the Second Injury Fund for the benefits he had received from it. ...Read More | |||
| Emergency Rule Allows Lump Sum Settlement When Doesn't Exceed 30% | 12/06/2022 | ||
| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Division of Industrial Relations on Monday announced the adoption of an emergency rule that will allow injured workers with a permanent partial disability of up to 30% to accept a lump sum settlement. ...Read More | |||
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Emergency Order Prohibiting Cancellations Extended for 60 Days | 11/30/2022 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis extended an emergency order prohibiting carriers from canceling policies for another 60 days while the state continues to repair damage caused by Hurricane Ian. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusive Remedy, Statute of Limitations Bar Worker's Tort Claims for Exposure Injuries | 11/17/2022 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s tort claims for injuries from industrial exposure to hazardous materials as untimely and barred by the exclusive remedy provision of the workers’ compensation law. ...Read More | |||
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Executive Order Aims to Facilitate Use of Medical Cannabis for Certain Conditions | 11/16/2022 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday signed an executive order shielding state residents from prosecution for the use of medical cannabis for certain medical conditions including chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't Terminate TTD to Driver Who Received 500 Weeks of Benefits | 11/11/2022 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that an employer was not entitled to terminate payment of temporary total disability benefits to an injured truck driver, even though he had entered into a settlement agreement and received more than 500 weeks of benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Express Scripts to Pay $3.2M to Resolve Overcharging Allegations | 11/08/2022 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced that pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts has agreed to pay $3.2 million to settle allegations that it overcharged workers’ compensation payers for prescription drugs. ...Read More | |||
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Ethics Committee Finds No Judicial Misconduct | 10/21/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An advisory panel that reviews complaints lodged against California’s workers’ compensation judges found no misconduct in any of the 20 cases it resolved in 2021, according to a new report. ...Read More | |||
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Emergency Med-Legal Telehealth Rules Extended | 10/20/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Wednesday announced an extension of emergency rules allowing remote medical-legal evaluations intended to give qualified medical evaluators and injured workers more flexibility to schedule exams during the pandemic. ...Read More | |||
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Employment Law Center Hosting Conference on National Comp Commission Report | 10/11/2022 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Wefel Center for Employment Law at St. Louis University is hosting a conference Tuesday that will reflect on the National Commission on State Workers’ Compensation Laws. ...Read More | |||
