Workers' Compensation News
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House Passes Bill for Stricter Standards of Proof of Deliberate Intent
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02/11/2015
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State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A bill that would make it more difficult for an injured worker to establish that an employer acted with “deliberate intent” to cause injury passed the West Virginia House of Delegates on Tuesday, despite forceful and sometimes emotional objections from 10 Democrats and one Republican....Read More
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High Court Clarifies Standard of Review for PTD Awards
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02/11/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Utah Supreme Court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits to a municipal employee for the aggravation of his congenital spine condition.
Case: Provo City v. Utah Labor Commission, No. 20120724, 02/06/2015, published.
Facts: Duane Serrano, an employee of Provo C...Read More
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Hardison & Cochran Elevates 2 Comp Attorneys to Partner
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02/05/2015
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Source: PRWeb
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State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Raleigh, North Carolina, firm of Hardison & Cochran has elevated three attorneys to partner, including a pair of workers’ compensation attorneys, according to a release published by PRWeb.
The firm bestowed partnership on J. Adam Bridwell, Joel Jackson Hardison and J. Blair ...Read More
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High Court Upholds Award to Worker for Hearing Loss Outside of Ratings by AMA Guides
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02/03/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Tennessee Supreme Court upheld an award of vocational disability to a worker for his high-frequency hearing loss, despite the absence of an impairment rating for his condition under the 6th Edition of the American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment....Read More
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Hearing on ODG Adoption Proposal Cancelled, Not Rescheduled Yet
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01/28/2015
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State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission has cancelled its public hearing scheduled for Thursday to discuss its proposed adoption of the Official Disability Guidelines for medical treatment and ODG’s drug formulary for outpatient drug use.
AWCC Assistant CEO Jim Kennedy t...Read More
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High Court Resurrects BIAW Campaign Lawsuit
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01/26/2015
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A nearly unanimous state Supreme Court reversed an appellate court decision to dismiss a case charging the Building Industry Association of Washington with illegal campaigning.
BIAW spent nearly $8 million in 2008 as part of a failed effort to get Dino Rossi, a Republican, elected governo...Read More
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