Workers' Compensation News
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Feds Tell High Court New Law Didn't Moot Hanford Presumption Dispute
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04/06/2022
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State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Department of Justice said a new law in Washington state expanding the number of Hanford nuclear reservation workers covered by a presumption doesn’t eliminate the need for the nation’s top court to determine whether the presumption violates principles of intergovernmental im...Read More
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Fraud Report Finds Slight Rise in 2021 Comp Claims
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03/23/2022
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang on Tuesday released the 2021 Workers' Compensation Fraud Annual Report, publishing results on work comp claims and fraud investigation results last year.
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First-Responder PTSD Bill Fails
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03/16/2022
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State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A proposal to make post-traumatic stress disorder compensable for first responders in Georgia has failed at the committee level.
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Furniture Plant Shooting Leads to Wrongful Death Lawsuit
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03/15/2022
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State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A wholesale business and a married couple are named as defendants in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a woman who was shot to death at a Hickory, North Carolina, furniture plant in January 2021.
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Federal Judge Orders Serial Violator to Pay $2M in Penalties
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03/14/2022
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State: NJ | Segment: Safety | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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One of New Jersey’s most flagrant violators of federal workplace safety laws is personally liable for $2 million in penalties assessed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a federal administrative law judge has ruled.
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Former House Speaker Madigan Indicted for Alleged Corruption
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03/04/2022
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State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A federal grand jury indicted former speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives Michael Madigan on corruption charges for allegedly using his office to solicit and receive personal financial rewards for himself and his associates.
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Functional Impairment Ratings Must Be Based on Comprehensive View of Evidence
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02/16/2022
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State: KS | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s functional impairment rating cannot be exclusively based on the sixth edition of the American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, but must be based on a comprehensive view of competent medical evidence...Read More
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