Workers' Compensation News
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Labor Department Sets May 11 Hearing on Fee Schedule | 04/20/2021 | |
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| The Montana Department of Labor and Industry is holding a public hearing at 10 a.m. May 11 to discuss proposed changes to the Workers’ Compensation Medical Fee Schedules. ...Read More | |||
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Lawsuit Shouldn't Have Been Dismissed Because of Forum | 04/19/2021 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nebraska Court of Appeals ruled that a trial judge should not have dismissed an insurance fraud lawsuit based on a finding that another state provided a more convenient forum. ...Read More | |||
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Liberty Mutual Appoints Virna Rhodes to Lead Workers' Compensation Claims | 04/19/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Liberty Mutual Insurance appointed Virna Rhodes to lead its workers’ compensation claims organization that managed more than 300,000 new claims in 2020 with more than $3 billion in medical and indemnity payments. ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Passes COVID Presumption for Frontline Employees | 04/16/2021 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| Lawmakers in Washington state approved a bill that would create a presumption that COVID-19 is an occupational condition for frontline employees. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Claim Reinstated for Worker Struck by Falling Air Conditioner | 04/15/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court reinstated a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from being knocked off a ladder when an air conditioning unit fell on his head. ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Passes Lump-Sum Settlement Bill | 04/13/2021 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Injured workers in Washington state would have the option of receiving lump-sum settlements, under a bill delivered to Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday. ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Passes First Responder Cancer Presumption Bill | 04/08/2021 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill intended to make it easier for first responders to invoke the presumption that cancer is an occupational disease. ...Read More | |||
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LWCC Announces $94M Dividend | 04/05/2021 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that its board of directors declared a $94 million dividend for 2020 that will be distributed to about 20,000 businesses in the state. ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Approves Safe Harbor for Subcontractor Comp Coverage | 03/29/2021 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Tennessee lawmakers approved a bill that would create some protections for contractors that didn’t carry comp coverage for subcontractors that claimed to be exempt from coverage requirements. ...Read More | |||
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Landscaper Accused of Misrepresenting Symptoms | 03/25/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A landscaper is facing felony insurance fraud charges for allegedly misrepresenting symptoms of a work-related injury after he was observed walking without the assistance of a cane or crutches, the California Department of Insurance announced. ...Read More | |||
