Workers' Compensation News
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High Court OKs Last-Minute Exclusivity Defense
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07/31/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: NV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Nevada employers aren’t required to promptly raise exclusive remedy as a defense against negligence complaints and can assert the affirmative defense at any point in a case when doing so doesn’t prejudice an injured worker, the state’s high court ruled last week.
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Hospital Co-Founder Pleads Guilty in Forest Park Kickback Case
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07/27/2018
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Federal prosecutors have announced another guilty plea in the wide-ranging Texas hospital kickback scheme that led to the indictment of 21 people, including doctors, hospital officials and one well-known workers' compensation attorney.
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Hand Amputation Brings $109K in Fines Against Manufacturer
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07/17/2018
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State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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An industrial accident that cost a Georgia worker a portion of his hand will cost his employer $109,548 in penalties if sanctions proposed by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration are upheld.
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He Kept On Trucking for Five Years, All The While Collecting Benefits
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07/10/2018
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An Ohio judge ordered a claimant to pay more than $78,000 for continuing to collect workers' compensation benefits while working as a truck driver.
Walter Lee, 54, of Frazeysburg, Ohio, was sentenced to five years' probation and a 14-day suspended jail term. Lee pleaded guilty in ...Read More
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Higher Max on Wage Benefits Starts July 14
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06/28/2018
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State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Workers injured after July 14 will see higher maximum weekly indemnity benefits, thanks to House Bill 2, the much-debated law that brought major changes to Kentucky's workers' compensation system.
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House Passes Amended Protz Fix After Governor Agrees to Compromise
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06/25/2018
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A new version of a bill to restore impairment rating evaluations in Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation system cleared the state House of Representatives on Friday after Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf agreed to a compromise with Republican lawmakers.
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