Workers' Compensation News
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Juneau Treatment Plant Receives 'SHARP' Award
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09/11/2007
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State: AK | Segment: Safety | 0
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Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Click Bishop approved the Mendenhall Wastewater Treatment Plant in Juneau for the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) award to recognize the facility's outstanding employee safety and health programs.
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Justices: Ball Games Were 'Incidents' of Employment
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09/10/2007
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State: TN | Segment: Courts | 0
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The family of a man who died while playing in a basketball game, one of many regularly allowed by the employer, should receive death benefits, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled.
The high court did not find the employer's argument, which relied on Young v. Taylor-White that the fac...Read More
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JUA Reports $54.5 Million Surplus for Second Quarter
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09/10/2007
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State: FL | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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The Florida Workers' Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (FWCJUA) reported its surplus has increased to $54.5 million for the second quarter of 2007 as it prepares to apply for conversion to nonprofit status.
FWCJUA said in its financial filing with the state Office of Insurance R...Read More
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Justices Toss Out ALJ's Demand of Study from Doctor
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09/07/2007
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State: ND | Segment: Courts | 0
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A doctor's testimony cannot be discounted for failure to provide a study backing up her conclusions, the North Dakota Supreme Court found.
In Swenson v. Workforce Safety & Insurance Fund, 20070049, 09/05/2007, the state high court ruled that personal experience can provide adequat...Read More
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Judge Questions Agency's Delay on Guideline
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09/06/2007
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State: TX | Segment: Top | 0
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AUSTIN, Texas -- A state district judge questioned a Texas Division of Workers' Compensation representative Wednesday regarding the division's failure to adopt a hospital fee guideline based on Medicare charges, despite a legislative directive to do so.
Travis County 353rd District Judge ...Read More
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Jurisdiction for Alabama Accident Lies with Mississippi
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09/06/2007
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State: AL | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals decided that that Mississippi workers' compensation system has jurisdiction over a claim filed by a contractor's employee who was injured out of state.
The employee worked for a Mississippi-based contractor, but the man was injured on a job in Alabama. Hi...Read More
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Justices Give Claimant Green Light Despite Late Notice
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09/06/2007
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State: SC | Segment: Courts | 0
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The fact that a filer voluntarily withdrew a lawsuit that required a timely notice to the employer-carrier averts a disqualification of her separate workers' compensation claim, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled.
"A voluntary dismissal leaves the situation as though no suit had ever...Read More
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Justices: Work Comp Board Can't Suspend Benefits
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09/05/2007
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State: OR | Segment: Courts | 0
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The Workers' Compensation Board does not have the authority to suspend a claimant's benefits for missing physical therapy sessions, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled.
The high court held that the power to suspend benefits for failure to participate in the recovery process was explicitly giv...Read More
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Justices: Work Comp Immunity for Premises Owner
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09/04/2007
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State: TX | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A premises owner that obtained workers' compensation for its subcontractors' employees can also be considered general contractors and are thus immune from torts, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday.
The state high court found that Entergy Gulf States established that it "procure(ed) the p...Read More
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Justices: No Retirement Offset for Pre-1989 Injury
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08/29/2007
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State: ND | Segment: Courts | 0
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The North Dakota Supreme Court held that a worker hurt before 1989 is entitled to full permanent total disability benefits and Social Security retirement benefits without an offset.
In 1989, the state Legislature enacted North Dakota code section 65-05-09.2 to allow an employer to offset...Read More
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