Workers' Compensation News
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Houston Clinic Owner Sentenced to Two Years for Comp Scheme | 01/07/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The owner of a medical clinic in Houston on Thursday was sentenced to two years in federal prison for her conviction a kickback and money laundering scheme, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Southern Texas announced. ...Read More | |||
| High Court: Overtime Earnings Considered Part of 'Full Wages' for Reopening Claim | 12/29/2021 | ||
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| The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that a firefighter's inability to earn overtime due to his industrial injury equates to being incapacitated from earning "full wages” in allowing him to reopen a claim more than a year after it closed. ...Read More | |||
| High Court Says Judicial Review Not Available to Summary Denials of Requests to Reopen Claims | 12/29/2021 | ||
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Workers' Compensation Commission decision summarily denying a request to reopen or modify a claim is not subject to judicial review, Maryland's highest court ruled. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Clarifies Worker's Ability to Recover Fees | 12/23/2021 | |
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| The Pennsylvania Supreme Court clarified that a worker can recover an award of attorney fees if he prevails against a carrier’s effort to terminate his benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Hartford Appeal in Settlement Case Reinstated | 12/13/2021 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Court of Appeals of South Carolina on Wednesday reinstated an appeal by The Hartford Financial Group Inc. in a settlement case after failing to file its brief on time due to a clerical error. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Federal Opioid Bill | 12/13/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed the Opioid Prescription Verification Act, which would provide incentives for states to create or enhance their drug monitoring programs. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Says Special Fund Not Liable for Death Benefit Claims | 11/29/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New York’s highest court ruled that liability for a death benefits claim could not be transferred to the Special Fund for Reopened Cases after the statutorily established cut-off, regardless of the prior transfer of liability for the worker's disability claim arising out of the same inj...Read More | |||
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House Passes Vaccine Side Effect Presumption | 11/17/2021 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Injuries resulting from employer-mandated vaccinations against COVID-19 would be covered by workers’ compensation under a bill a panel of Idaho lawmakers passed Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Overturns Jury Award to Injured Worker in Tort Suit Against Coworker | 11/11/2021 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Missouri Supreme Court ruled that a worker failed to establish a viable negligence claim against a supervisory co-employee for removing a safety guard from a machine before an accident. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Upholds Award for Worker With Spinal Cord Injury | 11/09/2021 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for a spinal cord injury she suffered when a colleague pushed her to the ground. ...Read More | |||
