Workers' Compensation News
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High Court Clarifies Scope of Subrogation Recovery Right
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09/04/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Idaho Supreme Court ruled that an employer or carrier's subrogation rights extend to the entire amount recovered by an injured worker from a third-party tortfeasor, including those amounts designated as being for the worker's pain and suffering.Case: Izag...Read More
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High Court Says Award of Lifetime Benefits Can't Be Re-Opened
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09/03/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A divided Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the state Division of Workers' Compensation could not revive the statutory procedure for re-opening determinations of eligibility for permanent lifetime income benefits under the guise of "agency deference." ...Read More
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High Court Rejects Malpractice Claim by BP Explosion Victim
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09/03/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Texas Supreme Court on Friday, in a split decision, ruled that an injured worker could not sue his former attorneys for malpractice based on the alleged inadequacy of the settlement the attorneys had obtained as compensation for his injuries from a March 2005 explosion at a BP Amoco Chemical Co....Read More
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Health Officials Probing Shift of Comp Costs to MassHealth
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08/29/2013
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State: MA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefMassachusetts health officials are investigating allegations that the state's subsidized health insurance program and private health insurers are often picking up the medical tab fo...Read More
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Hearing Set for WCIRB Changes to Statistical Plan and X-Mods
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08/28/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California Department of Insurance will hear the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau's proposal to amend regulations that govern the Uniform Statistical Reporting Plan and Experience Rating Plan during a hearing scheduled in Sacramento on Sept. 30, the WCIRB announced....Read More
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Home Depot Cited for Repeat OSHA Violations, $150K in Penalties
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08/28/2013
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State: OH | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Home Depot for eight health and safety violations and proposed fines of $150,700, after an inspection of an Ohio store revealed a number of repeat violations.The agency cited Home Depot after determining that the employer's stor...Read More
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Hearing Scheduled for Rules on Predesignation, Chiropractors
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08/27/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has scheduled an Oct. 7 public hearing for comments on proposed regulations that would implement provisions of Senate Bill 863 that restrict applicants' ability to predesignate their treating physician and use a chiropractor as their primary...Read More
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High Court Rejects Challenge to Award for Arm Injury, PTSD
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08/27/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Idaho Supreme Court ruled that a factory worker with a long history of mental disorders and substance abuse failed to demonstrate any error in the proceedings involving his claim for compensation after his arm was caught in a roller machine during his first week at a new job....Read More
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High Court Denies Review to Impairment-Rating Dispute
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08/27/2013
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Texas Supreme Court denied the State Office of Risk Management's appeal of a decision that allowed a hearing officer to consider an impairment rating that did not comply with Division of Workers' Compensation rules.The court denied the State Office of Risk Management's pe...Read More
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