Workers' Compensation News
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Injured Roofer Failed to Prove Applicability of Exceptions to Exclusive Remedy | 10/16/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Vermont Supreme Court last week ruled that an employer’s alleged failure to comply with safety regulations is not sufficient to meet the level of intent necessary to circumvent the workers' compensation system as an exclusive remedy for an injured employee. ...Read More | |||
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Invalidation of IRE Process Allows Worker to Have Total Disability Status Reinstated | 10/15/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court ruled that a worker was entitled to reinstatement of total disability status following the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s invalidation of the state's impairment rating process. ...Read More | |||
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Industrial Commission Schedules Hearing on Electronic Payment Rules | 10/08/2018 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Idaho Industrial Commission is holding a hearing this week on proposed rules that would allow employers to pay indemnity benefits using debit cards. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Employee Entitled to Benefits for Employer's Refusal to Return Her to Work | 10/05/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a finding that an injured worker was entitled to benefits for a one-year period after her employer refused to return her to work at an available position within her physical capabilities. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Department Approves 4.2% Rate Cut | 10/03/2018 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Dean Cameron The Idaho Department of Insuran...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Can't Maintain Spoliation of Evidence Claim Against Employer, Carrier | 09/27/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida’s 3rd District Court of Appeal ruled that an injured worker could not pursue a spoliation action against his employer and its comp carrier for negligently destroying evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Industrial Commission Posts Opioid Presentation | 09/25/2018 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Idaho Industrial Commission posted to its website a slideshow and audit recording from a presentation about medication-assisted treatment for opioid ...Read More | |||
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IME's Failure to Address Worker's Off-Duty Fall Didn't Render Opinion Unreliable | 09/25/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for a back injury even though an independent medical examiner's report failed to address the man's off-duty fall as a potential cause of injury. ...Read More | |||
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Intervening High Court Ruling Entitled Injured Police Officer to Summary Judgment | 09/21/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a police officer was entitled to summary judgment on his personal injury claim against a motorist who had struck him as he was conducting an inspection of parked cars. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Commissioner Accuses Drugmaker of Paying Kickbacks | 09/19/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Tuesday accused drug manufacturer AbbVie Inc. of paying kickbacks to doctors who prescribed Humira. ...Read More | |||
