Workers' Compensation News
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Employer Not Liable for Treatment by Out-of-State Doctor | 12/10/2019 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nebraska Supreme Court overturned an order requiring an employer to pay for the medical treatment a worker received from a doctor she unilaterally selected after moving out of state. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't Withdraw Motion to Determine MMI After Hearing | 12/10/2019 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that an employer was not allowed to withdraw its motion to determine whether a worker had reached maximum medical improvement after a hearing had already been held. ...Read More | |||
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EFI Global Acquires Destek Engineering | 12/06/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Sedgwick subsidiary EFI Global Inc. acquired Destek Engineering, a provider of forensic engineering and investigation services for the property and casualty industries as well as the U.S. telecommunications sector. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Gets Credit for Amount Paid in Vacated Settlement | 12/03/2019 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that an employer was entitled to a credit for the amount it had paid a worker pursuant to a settlement agreement that was set aside after his condition worsened. ...Read More | |||
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Employer's Payment for IME Extends Filing Period for Worker's Claim | 11/27/2019 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals ruled that an independent medical examination, requested and paid for by an employer, constitutes payment of compensation that serves to extend the filing period for a worker to seek additional benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Testifies in Trial of Insurance Agent Accused of Pocketing Premiums | 11/22/2019 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The trial of a Georgia insurance agent and his wife, accused of accepting premiums but failing to provide workers' compensation and other forms of insurance, began Wednesday, with customers testifying that they believed they were covered. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Fails to Prove Statute of Limitations Defense to Hearing Loss Claim | 11/20/2019 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an employer was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claim for occupational hearing loss as time-barred. ...Read More | |||
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EK Health to Provide Services to SFMTA | 11/06/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| EK Health Services Inc. is providing medical bill review, utilization review and nurse case management services to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, the company announced this week. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't End Payments to Man With Valid Work Visa, Disability | 10/30/2019 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of benefits and attorney fees to an injured worker, finding his employer had failed to establish that his loss of earning power was caused solely by his immigration status or that he was capable of returning to work. ...Read More | |||
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Employer's Failure to Repair Forklift Alarm Doesn't Constitute Removal of Safety Guard | 10/29/2019 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that an employer’s failure to repair a backup alarm on a forklift did not constitute the removal of equipment safety guard, and that the employer could not be held civilly liable for a worker’s injuries from being struck by it. ...Read More | |||
