Workers' Compensation News
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House Lawmakers to Address Sleep Apnea-Screening Bill
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12/03/2013
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By John P. Kamin, ReporterThe U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will review a bill on Wednesday that would require the Federal Aviation Administration to go through the formal rulemaking process be...Read More
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Higher Wages Drive 2.9% Benefit Increase
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12/03/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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The maximum compensation rate for injuries and deaths occurring in 2014 will increase by 2.9% because of an increase in the state’s average weekly wage, the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Division said on Monday.Maximum compensation, which is capped at 120% of the average weekl...Read More
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Health Training Institute Agrees to Pay $30,000 Fine
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11/27/2013
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The Atlanta Health Careers Institute has agreed to pay a $30,000 fine to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration to resolve allegations that the training institute failed to properly train employees in the bloodborne pathogen program and failed to make the Hepatitis B vaccine availabl...Read More
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High Court: Exclusivity Did Not Bar Workers' Occ. Disease Claims
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11/26/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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The Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act's exclusive remedy does not bar the tort claims of former employees who developed occupational diseases more than 300 weeks after leaving their employment, the state Supreme Court ruled. Case: Tooey v. AK Steel ...Read More
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Hospital Sues Driver Who Injured Worker to Recoup WC Costs
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11/26/2013
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A hospital has filed suit against the driver of a vehicle that ran over an on-duty employee in its parking lot, seeking to recover the workers' compensation and other expenses it incurred from the incident.Jefferson Parish Hospital Service District Number Two and...Read More
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High Court: Carrier Can Get Credit against Rape Victim's Settlement
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11/25/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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New York's highest court ruled that a youth division aide at a juvenile detention center who was kidnapped and raped by an inmate was properly subject to having her workers' compensation benefits for her injuries offset by the amount of the settlement she received in a civil suit agains...Read More
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Heffernan Appoints Assistant VP in Orange County
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11/21/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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Heffernan Insurance Brokers announced Wednesday that it has hired Zach Catanese to join its Orange County, Calif., office as assistant vice president.Catanese will focus on new business development for all commercial lines, the Santa Ana, Calif.-based brokerage said.Catanese ...Read More
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High Court: Employer's Lawsuit Could be Basis of Retaliation Claim
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11/21/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: CT | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that an employer that had sued a former employee for breaking his promise to dismiss his workers' compensation claim was not shielded by the litigation privilege from the employee's claim that it had retaliated against him, in violation of the Workers...Read More
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High Court Splits 4-3 on Worker's Abandonment of Workforce
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11/19/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a worker who was forced to retire because his work-related lung disease was exacerbated by his smoking habit was not eligible for permanent total disability benefits because he had voluntarily abandoned the workforce for a reason unrelated to his industri...Read More
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