Workers' Compensation News
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Employers Association Webinar to Cover Indoor Heat Standard, Workplace Violence | 08/01/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Employers Association is holding a webinar Aug. 20 to discuss two new California Division of Occupational Safety and Health standards relating to workplace violence and indoor heat. ...Read More | |||
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Electrician Doesn't Establish Entitlement to PTD Benefits for Back Injury | 07/31/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the denial of total disability benefits to an injured electrician. Case: Blaker v. The Kroge...Read More | |||
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Employer Liable for Comp Gets Dismissal of Worker's Civil Claim | 07/30/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an employer was entitled to the dismissal of an injured worker’s civil claims against it after it was held liable for workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Should Have Been Allowed to Set Aside Stipulation Based on Worker's Lies | 07/25/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an employer should have been allowed to set aside its stipulation of facts agreeing to the enlargement of an employee’s claim. ...Read More | |||
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Employers Denied Reimbursement From Second Injury Fund Must Get Hearing | 07/18/2024 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Supreme Court of New Hampshire ruled that an employer or insurance carrier that has been denied reimbursement from the Special Fund for Second Injuries is entitled to a hearing before the Department of Labor to challenge the decision. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Entitled to Recover Full Lien From Worker's Third-Party Settlement | 07/16/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida appellate court overturned a judge’s determination that an employer was not entitled to recover the full amount of its lien against an injured worker's third-party settlement. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Doesn't Shield Employer From Suit Over Parking Lot Beating | 07/09/2024 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a worker could proceed with a civil suit against her employer stemming from an attack by a co-worker and multiple members of her family after leaving work for the day. ...Read More | |||
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E-Signature Bill Set for August Hearing | 07/05/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Senate Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing on a bill that would authorize electronic signatures for workers’ compensation proceedings after lawmakers return from summer recess. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can Schedule 2nd IME With New Doctor but Must Prove Reasonableness | 07/02/2024 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Idaho Supreme Court ruled that an employer is not required to use only one physician to evaluate a discrete injury, but it has the burden of proving the reasonableness of a second evaluation by a different physician. ...Read More | |||
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E-Signature Bill Amended to Mirror Electronic Transaction Standards | 06/24/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill that would allow electronic signatures on documents and filings in proceedings before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board was amended to conform to standards California lawmakers adopted in 2000. ...Read More | |||
