Workers' Compensation News
Employee Who Resigns Can Get Work Disability Benefits | 09/11/2020 | ||
State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that if a worker is fired after he tenders his resignation, he can collect disability benefits for the period between the date of discharge and what would have been the effective date of resignation. ...Read More | |||
Estate Can't Hold Employer Civilly Liable for Deadly Trench Collapse | 09/10/2020 | ||
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
An Ohio appellate court upheld the dismissal of a wrongful death claim against an employer by the estate of a worker who died after a trench collapse. ...Read More | |||
EEOC Says Company Discriminated Against Woman Over Her Comp Claim | 09/03/2020 | ||
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charges that a nonprofit behavioral health center discriminated against a Florida woman because of her workers' compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
EMTs Qualify as Paramedics Entitled to Enhanced Awards for Public Safety Employees | 08/31/2020 | ||
State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled that an emergency medical technician qualified as a “paramedic” entitled to an enhanced award of benefits for a permanent partial disability as a “public safety employee.” ...Read More | |||
Experts: Pro Administration of MSAs With Abuse-Prone Drugs Necessary for Patient Safety | 08/27/2020 | ||
By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Medicare set-asides that include opioids or other potentially addictive drugs need professional administration because patients don’t always follow workers’ compensation-based treatment plans once their cases are settled, industry observers say. ...Read More | |||
Employer Can't Raise Fraud Defense to Claim by Worker Who Lied About Health History | 08/27/2020 | ||
State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an employer could not raise a fraud defense to a nursing assistant’s claim for benefits and that her admittedly false responses on pre-employment health history questionnaires did not prevent a judge from finding her to be a credible witness with a com...Read More | |||
Employer Can't Use Pre-Act 111 IRE to Keep Worker at Partially Disabled Status | 08/25/2020 | ||
State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an impairment rating evaluation performed before the effective date of Act 111 cannot be used to keep a worker’s status as partially disabled. ...Read More | |||
Electronic Claims System Down for Maintenance Wednesday-Monday | 08/25/2020 | ||
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation electronic claims management system will be down for maintenance for a few days this week, the division said Monday. ...Read More | |||
Exotic Dancer Sues Club Over Alleged Misclassification | 08/18/2020 | ||
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
An exotic dancer in Florida has filed a federal lawsuit against a strip club, alleging the owners misclassified dancers as independent contractors and deprived them of wages, overtime and benefits, which are required by the Fair Labor Standards Act. ...Read More | |||
Employers Can Be Served Electronically — If They Register With Comp Court System | 08/07/2020 | ||
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Users of Florida's workers' compensation electronic filing system now have the option of choosing from a list of registered employers, which will serve a petition electronically and avoid the bother of certified mail. ...Read More | |||