Workers' Compensation News
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Jury Awards $650k in Damages for Contractor's Retaliation Against Injured Immigrant | 06/27/2022 | |
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| A federal jury in Massachusetts has found that a contractor illegally retaliated against an employee who reported a work injury, awarding $650,000 in damages, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced. ...Read More | |||
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Jose Razo Reappointed to WCAB | 05/25/2022 | |
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| California Gov. Gavin Newsom reappointed Jose Razo to the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. ...Read More | |||
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Justice Department Tells SCOTUS to Pass on Cannabis Cases | 05/18/2022 | |
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| President Joe Biden’s administration told the U.S. Supreme Court it should not agree to review a pair of decisions in which Minnesota’s high court said employers can’t be compelled to reimburse injured workers for medical cannabis because it would force them to violate federal l...Read More | |||
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Judge Denies Lump-Sum Conversion of Worker's PTD Benefits | 05/12/2022 | |
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| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that a worker was not entitled to a lump-sum conversion of her permanent total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Dismisses Landmark Medical Fraud Charges | 04/14/2022 | |
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| A Southern California judge dismissed fraud charges in an alleged $100 million compound cream scam at Landmark Medical Management that prosecutors claimed caused the wrongful death of a child. ...Read More | |||
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Judge's Finding That Worker Had 'Knee Injury' Satisfies Law | 04/05/2022 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals ruled that an administrative law judge made a sufficient finding as to the nature of a worker’s injury and that her employer did not suffer a due process violation. ...Read More | |||
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Jennifer Ryon Joins FIGUR8 as Executive VP of Commercial Operations | 03/16/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| FIGUR8, a digital health startup that has developed wearable musculoskeletal health technology, appointed Jennifer Ryon as executive vice president of commercial operations. ...Read More | |||
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Jury Acquits Sim Hoffman on Lone Remaining Fraud Charge | 03/04/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Orange County jury acquitted a sleep doctor on the lone remaining charge from a case spanning more than a decade in which he was accused of defrauding California workers' compensation carriers out of $7 million. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Hensley to Retire March 31 | 02/15/2022 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board announced that Judge David F. Hensley will retire March 31. ...Read More | |||
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Judicial Panel Selects 5 for Workers' Compensation Court Vacancy | 12/08/2021 | |
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| Rhode Island's Judicial Nominating Commission has named five attorneys to potentially fill a vacancy on the state Workers’ Compensation Court, the Providence Journal reports. ...Read More | |||
