Workers' Compensation News
| Economy and Premium Will Take More Than Two Years to Bounce Back, Hartwig Says | 04/30/2020 | ||
| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
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| Two years. At least. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't Bar Worker From Presenting Additional Evidence | 04/24/2020 | |
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| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a worker is entitled to present additional evidence to support her claim for benefits for a mental injury. ...Read More | |||
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Eastern States Post Rules on Hearings, Telemedicine Codes During Virus Shutdown | 04/23/2020 | |
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| States along the Eastern Seaboard have issued new regulations for telemedicine services and for hearings during the coronavirus crisis. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusive Remedy Provision Doesn't Bar Claims for Exposure to Mold | 04/16/2020 | |
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| A Louisiana appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment dismissing two workers’ tort claims against their employer for exposure to mold. ...Read More | |||
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Employer's Parent Companies Share Civil Immunity | 04/13/2020 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that the parent companies of a direct employer are immune from tort liability under the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
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Eastern States' Comp Agencies Rolling With COVID-19 Punch | 03/27/2020 | |
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| State agencies continue to issue new directives regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are some of the latest notices: Alabama. The s...Read More | |||
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Essential Designation Allows Attorneys to Keep Serving Clients During COVID-19 Closures | 03/26/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
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| When Oklahoma claimants’ attorney Bob Burke woke up Wednesday, he wasn’t sure whether the state’s law firms were considered essential businesses under Gov. Kevin Stitt’s emergency declaration in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Provision of LHWCA Bars Shipfitter's Tort Claim | 03/25/2020 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that an injured worker could not proceed with a tort claim against a shipbuilder that had hired his employer to recruit employees. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Wrongly Denies Short-Term Disability Benefits to Worker | 03/20/2020 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that a municipal employer wrongfully denied an injured employee’s application for short-term disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Estoppel Doesn't Bar Worker's Labor Law Claim Against Contractor | 03/20/2020 | |
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| A New York appellate court said a worker was not barred from bringing a Labor Law claim against a general contractor due to the reversal of a prior ruling. ...Read More | |||
