Workers' Compensation News
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NDSC Annual Conference Slated for February
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01/15/2016
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State: ND | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The North Dakota Safety Council is hosting its 43rd annual Safety and Health Conference Feb. 1 through Feb. 4 in Bismarck.
The event will include 94 different courses covering topics including ergonomics, fall protection, and accident investigations. Other sessions will explore how to add...Read More
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NCCI Seeks to Monitor Impact of Affordable Care Act on Comp
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01/14/2016
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Employer
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Will the Affordable Care Act flood the health care system with previously uninsured patients who now have coverage, making it more difficult for injured workers to get prompt medical care?
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No Wage Loss Necessary for Worker to Get Wage-Differential Award
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01/12/2016
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Illinois Appellate Court on Friday ruled that a permanently partially disabled worker who suffered no post-accident reduction in income could still qualify for a wage-differential award to account for her lost earning capacity.
Wage-differential awards are one of the two forms of PPD ...Read More
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New Workforce Commission Director Takes Over
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01/11/2016
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor
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Following her appointment by incoming Gov. John Bel Edwards, Ava Dejoie takes over as executive director of Louisiana's Workforce Commission Monday, succeeding Curt Eysink.
Dejoie has worked for 15 years in public administration and workforce development, most recently as a ...Read More
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New York Insurance Association Elects 2016 Chair
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01/07/2016
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Steven J. Coffey, president and CEO of Broome Co-operative Insurance Co., has been elected chairman of the New York Insurance Association for 2016.
Coffey was elected during the association’s annual meeting in November. NYIA is a state trade association that represents the property ...Read More
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No Disability Retirement Benefits for Injured Corrections Officer
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01/06/2016
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A New York appellate court ruled that a corrections officer was not entitled to disability retirement benefits despite conflicting medical evidence about the extent of the disability he had from work-related injuries to his shoulder, wrist and hand.
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No Penalties for Employer's Allegedly Late Payment of Settlement
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01/05/2016
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Louisiana appellate court denied a worker's claim for penalties for the late payment of his settlement, finding the worker had failed to prove when the settlement was reduced to writing and signed by the parties.
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No Lack of Jurisdiction in Deciding Lyme Disease Wasn't Occupational
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01/04/2016
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals and a trial court had jurisdiction to determine whether a claimant suffered an occupational disease even though the Department of Labor & Industries did not address that question when denying her claim, the Washington state Court of Appeals ruled....Read More
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