Workers' Compensation News
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Hospital Failed to Establish Entitlement to Payment at 'Outlier' Reimbursement Rate
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07/30/2014
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a hospital whose bill for treating an injured worker was slashed by nearly three-fourths by the worker's employer was not entitled to any additional payment for its services.
Case: Lakeview Regional Medical Center v. Washington Parish School Boar...Read More
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High Court: Unpaid Student Intern Wasn't an 'Employee'
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07/24/2014
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An unpaid student intern is not an "employee" entitled to protection under Wisconsin's anti-retaliation law for heath care workers, the state Supreme Court ruled.
Case: Masri v. State of Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission, No. 2012AP1047, 07/22/2014, published....Read More
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Haley Appoints Failed Candidate, Son of Former Gov. to WC Commission
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07/23/2014
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Source: Greenville News
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State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is appointing the son of a former governor, who ran unsuccessfully earlier this year for the lieutenant governor's post, as a workers' compensation commissioner, according to a report by the Greenville News.
The newspaper said Haley nominated busine...Read More
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Harriman Man Faces Felony Charges for Collecting $27,000 in Excess Benefits
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07/21/2014
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Harriman man faces third-degree felony fraud charges for collecting $27,000 in excess workers’ compensation insurance benefits, a spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said.
Trent Mitchell, 43, allegedly accepted the benefits while working full time in the Town of...Read More
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High Court Clarifies Worker's Burden to Prove 'Definite Time and Place' of Injury
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07/15/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: HI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled last week that a worker's inability to show that her injury occurred at a "definite time and place" while she was at work was not fatal to her claim for service-connected disability retirement benefits.
Although Hawaii Revised Statutes Section ...Read More
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High Court Accepts CAA Amicus Brief in Officer's Claim
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07/11/2014
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California Supreme Court last week accepted amicus briefs from the California Applicants' Attorneys Association in a dispute over a police officer's claim for temporary disability indemnity at the statutory maximum rate and from the California Workers' Compensation ...Read More
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