Workers' Compensation News
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House Passes Bill Requiring Uninsured Employers' Fund to Pay Benefits in 15 Days | 03/13/2024 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The timeline for Maryland’s Uninsured Employers’ Fund to start paying benefits to injured workers would be the same as it is for insurers and employers, under a bill the House of Delegates passed Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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Heirs of Cancer-Stricken Firefighter Not Entitled to Presumption | 03/12/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court overturned an award of benefits to the heirs of a firefighter who died from pancreatic cancer, finding they were not entitled to a statutory presumption that the firefighter’s cancer developed during the course and scope of his employment. ...Read More | |||
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House Approves Premium Credit for Association Members | 02/26/2024 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arizona House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow carriers to offer a premium credit to policyholders belonging to a trade association. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Judge Relied on Improper Considerations to Find Worker Incapable of Employment | 02/13/2024 | |
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| State: ND | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled that an administrative law judge erred in considering a worker’s functional limitations when Workforce Safety and Insurance issued its vocational rehabilitation report, and in relying on the opinion of the worker’s neuropsychological expert. ...Read More | |||
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Hypertension, PTSD Presumptions Brought Back Before Lawmakers | 02/08/2024 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Maryland lawmakers have reintroduced bills that were never called for a hearing last year and would create presumptions that hypertension and post-traumatic stress disorder are compensable conditions for first responders. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill to Shorten Window to Qualify for Indemnity Benefits | 02/07/2024 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington State House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that would make it easier for workers to qualify for indemnity benefits for the entire period they were unable to work as a result of an injury. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Denies Worker Additional PPD for Knee Injury | 02/06/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was not entitled to an additional permanent partial disability award for his knee injury. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill to Exempt WCC From Rulemaking Requirements | 02/06/2024 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia House of Delegates on Monday unanimously passed a bill that would exempt certain rules of the Workers’ Compensation Commission from formal rulemaking requirements as long as the commission offers an opportunity for public comment before adopting the rules. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Reinstates Claim Due to Mischaracterization of Medical Record | 02/05/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of benefits and treatment for a diesel mechanic, finding the Board of Review had mischaracterized the medical evidence in the record. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Rejects Worker's Challenge to Closure of Claim | 02/02/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the closure of a worker’s claim for benefits for his injuries from an on-the-job fall. Case:...Read More | |||
