Workers' Compensation News
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High Court Declines to Expand Privette Doctrine | 08/23/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California’s Supreme Court said it would not create a third exemption to the so-called Privette doctrine that would expose to liability a party hiring an independent contractor for known hazards for which the contractor is unable to adopt reasonable safety precautions. ...Read More | |||
| Hearing Scheduled for Bill to Expand PTSD Presumption | 08/13/2021 | ||
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| The California Assembly Appropriations Committee is holding a hearing Aug. 19 on a bill that would expand the presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is a compensable injury for specified first responders. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Says Claim Filed 6 Years After Onset of Symptoms Was Timely | 08/09/2021 | |
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| State: ND | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled that a longtime auto mechanic’s claim for benefits for carpal tunnel syndrome was timely even though it was not filed until more than six years after the condition became symptomatic and he sought treatment. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Upholds 2-Part Fee Award to Attorney | 07/27/2021 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alaska Supreme Court upheld an award of fees to the attorney who secured permanent and total disability benefits for an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Upholds Total Disability Award, Vacates Lower Court's Analysis of Competent Evidence | 07/26/2021 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Michigan Supreme Court upheld a finding that an injured worker was entitled to total disability benefits, but it vacated the underlying judgment to the extent it discussed whether the opinions of the worker’s medical experts alone had been enough to support the award. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Overturns Order Compelling Employer to Build or Purchase Accessible Home for Worker | 07/20/2021 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nebraska Supreme Court overturned an order directing an employer to either build or purchase a handicap-accessible home for a worker who lost his leg because of an industrial accident. ...Read More | |||
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Husband, Wife Accused of Double Dipping at Son's Auto Shop | 07/20/2021 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A married couple who claimed to be injured while working at their son’s auto repair shop is facing felony charges for continuing to work at the shop while allegedly collecting more than $180,000 in workers’ compensation benefits, according to the Washington State Department of Labor a...Read More | |||
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Hearings Scheduled on Skin Cancer Presumption, Claim Acceptance Deadlines | 07/07/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers will hear testimony next week on bills that would extend presumptive skin cancer coverage to state game wardens and park rangers and shorten the time for employers to accept liability for workers’ compensation claims. ...Read More | |||
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High Court to Review Ruling That Comp Carrier Must Comply With Good Faith, Fair Dealing | 07/07/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Louisiana Supreme Court said it will review an appellate court ruling holding that statutory duties of good faith and fair dealing apply to workers' compensation carriers. ...Read More | |||
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Hospital's Repeated Billing Doesn't Amount to Continuing Violation | 06/29/2021 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In a case of first impression, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that a hospital’s repeated efforts to collect payment from an injured worker did not give rise to a continuing violation of the Workers’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
