Workers' Compensation News
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Judge Doesn't Have Proper Basis to Set Aside Impairment Rating
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08/12/2020
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State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel ruled that a trial judge did not have a proper basis to set aside the impairment rating assigned to a worker by the physician chosen from the Medical Impairment Registry.
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Judge Orders Uber, Lyft to Classify Drivers as Employees
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08/11/2020
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Northern California judge on Monday issued an injunction ordering Uber and Lyft to reclassify their drivers after concluding there is no way the transportation network companies can rebut the presumption that the drivers are employees.
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June, July Cases to Be Set for August Docket
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07/06/2020
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State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Cases that were postponed from June because of the pandemic will now be set for August to help avoid a backlog, the North Carolina Industrial Commission said in a bulletin.
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Judge Must Revisit Findings of Compensability
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06/04/2020
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State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals overturned an award of permanent total disability benefits to a worker for his alleged cumulative trauma injury because of inconsistent findings.
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Judge Can Determine Worker's MMI Date
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06/02/2020
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State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled en banc that an administrative law judge can determine whether a worker has reached maximum medical improvement and set the permanent impairment rating if the employer has overcome an independent medical examiner’s opinion.
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