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Workers' Compensation News
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New Forms for Updated Claimants' Rates Now Available | 06/12/2018 | |
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| State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 122 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 12 min read | |||
| New forms that reflect updated claimants' rates are now available at the Vermont Department of Labor's website, the department announced this week. ...Read More | |||
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New Fee Schedule Raises Reimbursement 5%, but Details Aren't Released | 06/07/2018 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 314 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 37 min read | |||
| After 20 years without a significant increase in medical fees, the New York Workers' Compensation Board wants to raise reimbursement "by at least 5% overall," according to proposed rules published Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Worker's Fall Down Elevator Shaft | 06/04/2018 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 134 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s Labor Law claims for a fall down an elevator shaft could not be resolved on summary judgment. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits to Truck Driver for Alleged Knee Injury From Fall | 06/01/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 128 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 1 min read | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits to a truck driver for an alleged knee injury where a surveillance video contradicted his account of a fall and his claim about the conditions of his work area. ...Read More | |||
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No Disability Retirement Benefits for Correctional Officer With Degenerative Osteoarthritis | 05/31/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 235 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 5 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a denial of disability retirement benefits to a correctional officer for his degenerative osteoarthritis. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Recommends 5.3% Cut in Premiums, Thanks to Legislation This Year | 05/30/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: KY | Segment: Top | 373 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 48 min read | |||
| Just two months after the Kentucky legislature passed a major reform bill that creates a workers' compensation drug formulary, and limits medical benefits and attorneys fees, the state's rate-maker has recommended a 5.3% reduction in rates. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment for Worker Hit by Falling Pipe Fitting | 05/30/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 162 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 22 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who was hit by a falling pipe fitting was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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New Rules Affect Fees, Licensing Requirements for Insurance Agents | 05/29/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 363 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 132 min read | |||
| The Texas Department of Insurance has formally adopted changes to nine rules that affect the regulation, licensing and fees for insurance agents. ...Read More | |||
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No Disability Retirement Benefits for Correctional Officer's Injuries From Stairwell Fall | 05/29/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 197 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a denial of disability retirement benefits to a corrections officer for her injuries from a fall in a stairwell of a training facility. ...Read More | |||
| NCCI Proposes Manual Changes | 05/25/2018 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 179 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 41 min read | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance announced Thursday that it has submitted revisions to Basic Manual classifications and the manual’s Appendix E — Classifications by Hazard Group. NCCI filed Items B01436(FD) and B-1436(RD), a national filing, the department said. ...Read More | |||
