Workers' Compensation News
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Justice Center Report Blasts Work Comp Reforms
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09/21/2006
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0
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A group funded by filmmaker Michael Moore released a report Wednesday that calls state workers' compensation systems a "colossal failure" that allow insurance companies to boost profits while workers' benefits are declining.
The Center for Justice & Democracy lamented a nationwide reform ...Read More
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Judge's 'Toothy Grin' Test Overturned
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09/18/2006
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State: PA | Segment: Top | 0
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned a trial judge who decided a facial disfigurement claim after asking the woman to pull out her dentures and smile.
Phyllis Agnello was employed by Owens-Illinois on Jan. 7, 2004, when she fell at work and injured her neck, jaw and teeth. Sh...Read More
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January Conference Features Work Comp Experts
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09/13/2006
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State: MT | Segment: Events | 0
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The Montana Employment Relations Division will host a conference on "Understanding National and State Issues in Workers' Compensation" Jan. 10-11 at the Best Western Helena Great Northern Hotel in Helena, Mont.
The division reports the conference is an outgrowth of the ongoing Workers' Com...Read More
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Johns Hopkins Hosting Occupational Health Conference
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08/31/2006
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State: MD | Segment: Events | 0
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The Johns Hopkins Education and Research Center
for Occupational Safety and Health will host a regional occupational health conference on Oct. 28 at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Md.
The conference, titled "The Future of Occupational Health -- It's in Our Hands," is sponsored by the met...Read More
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Judge's Order Not Final, So Any Appeal Must Wait
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08/11/2006
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State: LA | Segment: Courts | 0
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The Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal invited an employer to produce a law backing up its appeal of a judge's interlocutory judgment, but the employer apparently couldn't do so.
The circuit court in Bazinet v. Standard National Life Insurance, No. 06-830 (8/9/06), had issued, ...Read More
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Judge May Infer Cause of Injury Was Pre-existing
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08/02/2006
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State: TN | Segment: Courts | 0
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The Tennessee Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel applied the "could have" rule of causation in affirming a trial court's decision to deny benefits to a sanitation worker with a painful wrist.
The Knoxville-based appellate court in
Jump v. C & M Disposal, No. E2005-02629-W...Read More
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Judge Steps Down From Oriska Case
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08/01/2006
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State: NY | Segment: Regulatory | 0 | Popular with Vendor
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New York Supreme Court Judge Samuel D. Hester stepped down in the battle for control of Oriska Insurance Co. on Monday, extending state Insurance Superintendent Howard Mills' role as temporary receiver through Aug. 16.
Hester was scheduled to hear arguments Monday from the New York Insuranc...Read More
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Justices Say Seizure Injuries Covered
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08/01/2006
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State: CT | Segment: Courts | 0
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A man who had a seizure and collapsed at work is eligible for medical benefits for injuries he received while being restrained by co-workers, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled on Monday.
In Blakeslee v. Platt Brothers and Co., No. SC 17421 (8/1/06), Senior Associate Justice David ...Read More
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Judge Wasn't Authorized to Order Refund
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07/28/2006
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State: PA | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A workers' compensation judge lacks authority to order a claimant or counsel to repay a portion of an overpayment, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has ruled.
Brown v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board, No. 20 C.D. 2006 (7/25/06) decided a petition for review filed by Bernadette...Read More
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Justices Define BWC Records Taft Can Protect
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07/26/2006
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State: OH | Segment: Courts | 0
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Ohio state Sen. Marc Dann's personal battle with Gov. Bob Taft for wider disclosure of Bureau of Workers' Compensation affairs took a new twist last week at the state Supreme Court, with justices defining what documents Taft could withhold under his executive privilege.
The court, on a 5-2...Read More
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