Workers' Compensation News
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Homemade Cloth Masks Effective Against Droplet Transmission, Study Shows | 07/10/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Homemade, two-layer cotton face coverings can provide effective protection against spewing droplets into the air, even better than some commercially available fiber face masks, says a new study by researchers at Florida Atlantic University. ...Read More | |||
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Hopke Confirmed as Latest Comp Judge | 07/08/2020 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Senate confirmed claimants' attorney Fred Hopke as a workers' compensation judge, his firm announced Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Clarifies Availability of Apportionment, Loss of Earning Power | 07/07/2020 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that apportionment is not available for claims occurring after Dec. 1, 1997, and that a worker cannot recover independent awards for successive whole body injuries when the subsequent injury is to a separate body part but does not result in a further loss of ...Read More | |||
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Health Strategy Associates Posts Results of Second Survey of COVID-19 Impact | 06/30/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers’ compensation professionals anticipate a 20% overall decrease in the number of new injury claims this year, according to results of a survey released by Health Strategy Associates. ...Read More | |||
| Highway Patrol Office Arrested for Comp Fraud | 06/26/2020 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California Highway Patrol officer with 25 years of experience was arrested on suspicion of workers’ compensation fraud, according to a Patch.com report. ...Read More | |||
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Hernias Aren't Compensable as Occupational Diseases | 06/17/2020 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled that hernias are not compensable as occupational diseases except under the specific provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act that addresses compensation for the injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Head of ALJ Division Resigns, Goes to Work for State CFO | 06/11/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The lawyer Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis named to head the Division of Administrative Hearings, which houses the workers' compensation court system, has resigned, four months after a Senate panel declined to consider his appointment. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Overturns Judgment on Carrier's Coverage Obligations | 06/08/2020 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Supreme Court overturned a declaratory judgment finding that an insurance carrier did not potentially owe coverage to an amusement park operator for an employee’s fatal accident. ...Read More | |||
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House Gives Final OK to Audible Trauma Bill | 06/04/2020 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Colorado House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to pass a bill that would allow workers’ compensation claims for those who overhear traumatic events. ...Read More | |||
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Horse Racing Group Approves $2M Workers' Comp Subsidy | 05/28/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Thoroughbred Business League on Tuesday raced to approve a $2 million subsidy that will be paid to an insurance group covering workers’ compensation benefits for the state’s trainers, according to a news release. ...Read More | |||
