Workers' Compensation News
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Estate Can't Hold Employer Civilly Liable for Deadly Trench Collapse | 09/10/2020 | |
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| 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 | |||
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EEOC Says Company Discriminated Against Woman Over Her Comp Claim | 09/03/2020 | |
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| 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 | |||
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EMTs Qualify as Paramedics Entitled to Enhanced Awards for Public Safety Employees | 08/31/2020 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Experts: Pro Administration of MSAs With Abuse-Prone Drugs Necessary for Patient Safety | 08/27/2020 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Employer Can't Raise Fraud Defense to Claim by Worker Who Lied About Health History | 08/27/2020 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Employer Can't Use Pre-Act 111 IRE to Keep Worker at Partially Disabled Status | 08/25/2020 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Electronic Claims System Down for Maintenance Wednesday-Monday | 08/25/2020 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Exotic Dancer Sues Club Over Alleged Misclassification | 08/18/2020 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Employers Can Be Served Electronically — If They Register With Comp Court System | 08/07/2020 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Employer Liable for Benefits, Penalties, Fees to Worker for Fainting Episode | 08/04/2020 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of benefits, penalties and attorney fees to a worker for dehydration and heat exhaustion on a construction project. ...Read More | |||
