Workers' Compensation News
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No Death Benefits for Unmarried Live-In Partners, Appellate Court Affirms | 10/19/2017 | |
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| By: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
| State: GA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A disabled woman who relied on her live-in boyfriend of 13 years for income couldn’t collect death benefits after he died because they were an unmarried couple living together, ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Reassesses How Medical Inflation Is Measured | 10/18/2017 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Medical costs can account for half or more of benefits paid to injured workers, so the rate of medical inflation is watched closely by many in the workers’ comp industry. ...Read More | |||
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No Permanent Partial Disability Award for Ironworker Who Had Shoulder Replacement | 10/18/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Utah Court of Appeals upheld a denial of permanent partial disability benefits to an ironworker after he underwent a total shoulder replacement. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Recommends 7.6% Reduction in Voluntary Rate | 10/17/2017 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance has recommended a 7.6% decrease for the Kansas voluntary market and a 5.8% decrease for the assigned risk market, the state Department of Insurance announced Monday. ...Read More | |||
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No Disability Retirement Benefits for Officer With Shoulder Injury | 10/16/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured police officer was not entitled to performance of duty disability retirement benefits after suffering a disabling shoulder injury because the evidence supported a finding that the injury did not permanently incapacitate him. ...Read More | |||
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No Loss of Wage Award for Former NYU Accountant With Respiratory Conditions | 10/13/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an accountant with compensable respiratory ailments was not entitled to an award for a loss in her wage-earning capacity after she quit her job at New York University to take a part-time position. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: Job Automation Will Drive Critical Changes | 10/12/2017 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Although some researchers have said that automation puts half of U.S. jobs at risk, a new report from the National Council on Compensation Insurance says the situation is not nearly that dire. ...Read More | |||
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No Accidental Disability Retirement Benefits for Officer Injured While Arresting Suspect | 10/12/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of accidental disability retirement benefits to a police officer for an injury sustained in the course of arresting a suspected drug dealer. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker Injured by Rising From Crouch | 10/11/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that a utility worker was not entitled to benefits for an alleged injury that occurred while he was engaged in the routine act of standing after working for a few minutes in a squatted position. ...Read More | |||
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No Disability Retirement Benefits for Police Officer for Whom Surgical Fix Was Available | 10/10/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a police officer was not entitled to accidental and performance of duty disability retirement benefits for a thumb injury because there is a reasonably safe surgical procedure that could restore enough function to allow him to continue to do his job....Read More | |||
