Workers' Compensation News
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No Additional Benefits for Worker With 'Vast Inconsistencies' in Testimony | 10/08/2020 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of additional benefits to a temporary staffing service employee who claimed to have been suffering from debilitating back pain during the time he held multiple full-duty jobs for other employers and was not seeking medical treatment. ...Read More | |||
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No Permanent Partial Disability Benefits for Woman With Psych Injury | 10/05/2020 | |
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| State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled that an investigator for a prosecutorial office was not entitled to permanent partial disability benefits for a psychological injury. ...Read More | |||
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No Unemployment Benefits for Injured Worker After 2nd Time Losing Job | 10/05/2020 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker who received unemployment benefits for a period after his accident could not receive additional unemployment benefits after the loss of his job a second time following a brief return to work. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment for Asbestos Abatement Worker | 10/02/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker is not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for injuries allegedly caused by a fall from a scaffold. ...Read More | |||
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Next Insurance Expands Workers' Compensation to 24 Additional States | 10/01/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Next Insurance on Wednesday started selling workers’ compensation coverage in 24 states including Alaska, Mississippi and West Virginia. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Revises Classification for Job Site Salespeople, Estimators After Comment | 09/30/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance has made changes to proposed classifications for construction-site salespeople and estimators after a written comment raised concerns. ...Read More | |||
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NJCRIB Delays Annual Rate Filing | 09/29/2020 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau on Monday announced that it will delay its annual rate filing due to the uncertainty surrounding the pandemic. ...Read More | |||
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NJCRIB Extends Manual Amendments Through 2020 | 09/28/2020 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau on Friday announced that it is extending through the end of 2020 changes to the Workers’ Compensation and Employers Liability Manual intended to ease the burden of the COVID-19 pandemic on employers. ...Read More | |||
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NCOIL Creates Special Committee on Race in Insurance Underwriting | 09/28/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The National Council of Insurance Legislators on Friday announced the creation of a special committee on race in insurance underwriting. ...Read More | |||
| No Permanent Total Disability Benefits for Retired Coal Miner | 09/24/2020 | ||
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a long-time coal miner was not entitled to permanent total disability benefits after he retired from his position. ...Read More | |||
