Workers' Compensation News
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Farm Groups Sue to Delay, Clarify New Worker Protection Law | 01/03/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A coalition of farmers has filed suit over New York's farm labor law, which took effect Wednesday and extends workers' compensation and collective bargaining rights to all farmworkers. ...Read More | |||
| Fee Schedule Revision Report to be Posted Jan. 27 | 12/31/2019 | ||
| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A statutorily required consultant's report on how to revise Oklahoma's medical fee schedule is still on track to be posted online later this month, the Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission said. Consulting firm Fair Health, which has been reviewing the fee schedule for al...Read More | |||
| FDA Warns About Breathing Problems with Gabapentin, Pregabalin | 12/27/2019 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning that two drugs commonly prescribed to injured workers can cause breathing problems when taken together with central nervous system depressants including opioids. The ...Read More | |||
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Firefighters Don't Have Presumption of Occupational Causation for Cancers | 12/20/2019 | |
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| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Rhode Island Supreme Court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Court had subject matter jurisdiction over a firefighter’s claim for disability retirement benefits for cancer, but that the court erred in finding the firefighter was entitled to a conclusive presumption t...Read More | |||
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FELA Allows for Employer Counterclaims Against Allegedly Negligent Workers | 12/20/2019 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the Federal Employers Liability Act does not bar a railway from asserting counterclaims against its allegedly negligent employees. ...Read More | |||
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Fatal Accidents Increased 14% in 2018 | 12/19/2019 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Federal data shows the rate of fatal accidents increased by 14% in Utah in 2018, according to a report by the Salt Lake Tribune. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Farmworker Bill Mandates Coverage for Occupational Injuries | 12/18/2019 | |
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| By: Tonika Reed (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The House of Representatives approved a bill that would ensure that employers provide some form of workers’ compensation coverage for temporary agricultural workers and create a pathway to citizenship for the undocumented. ...Read More | |||
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Former Mayor-Insurance Agent Sentenced to Probation in Fake Certificates Scheme | 12/10/2019 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The former mayor of a town in Georgia still owes $4,600 in restitution after pleading guilty to accepting premiums but never placing the workers' compensation policies. ...Read More | |||
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Fee Schedule Changes to Be Posted Jan. 27, Commission Says | 12/06/2019 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| If stakeholders are wondering what's happening with the Oklahoma medical fee schedule review, the Workers' Compensation Commission says it still has a few months to go before posting the fees. ...Read More | |||
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Firefighter's Predisposition for Heart Disease Doesn't Bar Presumption | 12/02/2019 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Court of Appeals ruled that a firefighter was eligible for a statutory presumption that his heart attack was work-related even though he failed to correct the conditions that predisposed him to heart disease. ...Read More | |||
