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Workers' Compensation News
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High Court Tosses Worker's Bad-Faith Suit | 03/19/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 293 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 10 min read | |||
| The Mississippi Supreme Court last week threw out a poultry worker’s lawsuit against her employer for failing to report her workers’ compensation claim to its insurance carrier in a timely manner. ...Read More | |||
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Hospital Worker Sentenced for Fraud | 03/16/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 772 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 115 min read | |||
| A former Southern California hospital worker who now resides in Texas was sentenced to 60 days in jail for filing a false workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Governor's Reform Proposal | 03/14/2018 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 212 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 68 min read | |||
| The Alaska House of Representatives passed a bill that would eliminate the state’s Second Injury Fund and revise the definition of an independent contractor. ...Read More | |||
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Homeowners Had No Liability Under Labor Law for Worker's Fall From Ladder | 03/14/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 171 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 297 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claim against a residential homeowner. Case: Singh...Read More | |||
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Home Health Aide Gets Benefits for Injuries From Car Accident | 03/12/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 153 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 13 min read | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a home health aide was entitled to benefits for her injuries from a car accident while traveling to a client’s residence after a brief stop at her own home. ...Read More | |||
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Hospital Reimbursement, Claim-Handling Bills Heading to Governor | 03/09/2018 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 176 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 25 min read | |||
| The Utah Senate passed bills that would lower reimbursement rates for hospitals not contracted with carriers and self-insured employers, and authorize a $5,000 fine for employers that interfere with the ability of a worker to file a comp claim. ...Read More | |||
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House Sends PTSD Bill to Governor | 03/06/2018 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 195 | 1 | Popular with Legal | 32 min read | |||
| The Florida House of Representatives on Monday gave final approval to a bill that would allow first responders to claim post-traumatic stress disorder as a compensable condition for workers’ compensation. ...Read More | |||
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House Approves IME Qualification, Pay Raise for Treating Firefighter Cancer Claims | 03/05/2018 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 211 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 31 min read | |||
| The Hawaii House of Representatives passed bills that would set minimum qualification standards for doctors performing independent medical evaluations and increase reimbursement for treatment provided to firefighters with occupational cancer claims. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Extraterritorial, Teacher Coverage Bills | 03/01/2018 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 175 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 9 min read | |||
| The Wyoming House of Representatives passed bills that would allow workers’ compensation coverage to apply to people temporarily entering or leaving the state to work, and would eliminate the requirement that teaching special education be classified as extra-hazardous employment. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill to Study First-Responder Mental Health Issues | 02/28/2018 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 261 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 8 min read | |||
| The Utah House of Representatives passed a bill that would create a workgroup to study first responders’ access to coverage for mental health issues. ...Read More | |||
