Workers' Compensation News
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Employers, Claimants Eye Comp Bills That Could Have Life This Year | 01/24/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Other than measures that could decide the employment and benefits status of millio...Read More | |||
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Employer's Denial of Comp Claim Doesn't Bar Exclusive Remedy Defense in Civil Suit | 01/24/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that an employer’s denial of liability for a worker's claim did not bar the employer from asserting an exclusive remedy defense to a civil suit. ...Read More | |||
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EMC Insurance Partners With FRISS for AI-Powered Fraud Detection Systems | 01/24/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| EMC Insurance Cos. announced a partnership with FRISS as part of an effort to identify fraudulent claims. FRISS’ artificial intelligence-pow...Read More | |||
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Egregious Fall Hazards Result in $1M Fine for Roofing Contractor | 01/21/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a Florida roofing contractor more than $1 million for what it called “egregious fall hazards” at three work sites. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't Use Surveillance Footage as Evidence | 01/16/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal upheld an award of benefits to a hotel housekeeper with complex regional pain syndrome, finding her employer was properly precluded from changing its defenses and offering surveillance footage into evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Must Pay for Treatment Despite Worker's Refusal to Attend IME | 01/16/2020 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that an employer is obligated to continue paying for an injured man's treatment with an authorized care provider, even though the worker refused to attend an independent medical examination. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can Challenge Decision Due to Worker's Delay in Seeing SMO Doctor | 01/15/2020 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an employer could challenge a decision by the Office of Workers’ Compensation on the basis that it was rendered before the worker saw the doctor selected by the employer. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can Compel Arbitration of Wrongful Termination Claim | 01/09/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that an employer should have been allowed to compel arbitration of an injured employee’s claim that he had been fired in retaliation for pursuing a workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't Use Prior Benefits Paid on Other Claims to Offset PTD Award | 01/08/2020 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the Appellate Panel of the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission erred in offsetting an injured worker’s award of permanent and total disability benefits against prior benefits received for unrelated claims. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Not Liable for Rehabilitation Services After Injury Resolves | 01/06/2020 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Supreme Court of Minnesota ruled that an employer cannot be held liable for the cost of rehabilitation services after the date that an employee's injury resolves. ...Read More | |||
