Workers' Compensation News
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Injured Worker Can Proceed With Discrimination Claim, but Not Retaliation Claim
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07/17/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A divided federal appellate court panel ruled that an injured worker should have been allowed to proceed with a claim that his employer had discriminated against him for his off-work drinking, but that he did not state a viable claim for disability discrimination or for retaliation for havin...Read More
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Industrial Commission Outlines Best Practices for Full and Final Settlements
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07/17/2018
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State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Industrial Commission of Arizona posted to its website a guide to best practices involving full and final settlements.
State lawmakers last year passed a bill allowing injured workers to permanently settle their claims. Injured workers had been able to settle portions of their cl...Read More
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Industrial Commission to Discuss Wage Report
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07/11/2018
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State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer
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Members of the Idaho Industrial Commission are scheduled to hear a follow-up report recapping a subcommittee discussion of average weekly wages when they meet today in Boise.
The agenda for the meeting doesn’t provide any additional information about the substance of the follow-up r...Read More
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Insurers Taking Crack at Eggshell Skull Rule in Apportionment Appeal
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07/10/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A case pending before California’s 1st District Court of Appeal could determine whether the long-standing rule holding employers liable for permanent disability caused by the aggravation of a preexisting condition is relevant in the era of apportionment.
The 1st DCA in May granted a...Read More
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Insurance Committee Passes Fraud Reporting Bill
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07/05/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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California state agencies would be required to share with each other information about suspected workers’ compensation fraud except when doing so might compromise an investigation or violate federal law, under a bill that the Senate Insurance Committee passed.
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Indicted Attorney Leads WC Legal Education Course
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07/05/2018
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Some Texas attorneys were a little surprised this week to see a brochure that shows an indicted lawyer leading a workers' compensation education seminar next month in Austin.
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Insurance Defense Lawyer Forrester Named to WC Commission
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07/03/2018
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State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Longtime workers' compensation defense attorney James Forrester began his first day on the job Monday as the newest member of the Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission. He was appointed last month by Republican Gov. Lawrence Hogan.
Forrester, now one of nine commiss...Read More
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Insurance Carrier Received Adequate Notice of Claim
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06/28/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld an award to an injured worker for a fracture in his knee that was related to prior treatment for a knee injury, finding that the insurance carrier had received adequate notice of the claim.
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