Workers' Compensation News
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Hearing to Focus on Ineligible Treatment Costs Rule
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09/20/2012
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State: OH | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Ohio's Bureau of Workers' Compensation will conduct a public hearing on Oct. 17 in Columbus on a rule change dealing with services and supplies never covered for treatment...Read More
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High Court again Asked for Guidance on 2nd Injury Fund Liability
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09/19/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: MO | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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For the third time in as many weeks, a Missouri appellate court panel is asking the state's highest court to weigh in on whether the severely overextended Second Injury Fund must pay a statutory permanent partial disability enhancement to a worker with several pre-existing conditions....Read More
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High Court Orders New Trial on Sailor's Claim Based on Alleged Rape
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09/18/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: VA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Virginia Supreme Court has ordered a new trial on a maintenance and cure claim by a seaman who was allegedly "gang-raped" while on authorized shore leave from a merchant ship docked in Korea. Case: Hale v. Maersk Line Limited, Nos. 111389, 111390, 09/14/201...Read More
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High Court: Bartender's Tips Should be Included in Wage Calculation
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09/17/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: NV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A bartender who failed to pay taxes on his tip income was still entitled to have that money included in the calculation of his workers' compensation benefits, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled.The en banc court's decision on Thursday in Sierra Nevada Administrat...Read More
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High Ct: Suit Not Barred if Co-Worker Acted Outside Employment
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09/12/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: GA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An employee who settled a workers' compensation claim with his employer may file a lawsuit against a co-worker who accidentally shot him if he can prove that the co-worker was not acting in the course of his employment at the time, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled.The high court reaff...Read More
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Howard Approves Final Cancer Rule under Zadroga Act
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09/11/2012
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Director Dr. John Howard on Monday announced approval of a final rule adding more than 50 cancers to the list of diseases that are compensable under the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010.Howard proposed th...Read More
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Hale Named to NCCI Underwriting Committee
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09/10/2012
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State: ME | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Donald V. Hale Jr., the senior vice president of underwriting for Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Co. (MEMIC), has been elected to the new Underwriting Committee formed by the National Council on Compensation Insurance.MEMIC said Hale also served as an adviser to the Boca Raton, Fl...Read More
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High Ct.: Compensation Judge Had Jurisdiction in Coverage Dispute
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09/10/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: MN | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Minnesota workers' compensation court had jurisdiction to decide whether an employer's coverage with a carrier was in effect at the time of a worker's injury, even though the dispute was cast as a breach-of-contract claim. Case: Giersdorf v. A &...Read More
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Hydrofluoric Acid Leak Prompts $66,500 in Fines to Refinery
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09/10/2012
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued Citgo Refining and Chemicals Co. five safety citations, with fines totaling $66,500, for alleged violations at the company's Corpus Christi, Texas, facility.OSHA inspected the facility after receiving a complaint that emplo...Read More
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