Workers' Compensation News
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No Benefits for Worker Who Fell in Hotel Lobby | 04/08/2020 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a worker is not entitled to benefits for his alleged injuries from a fall in the lobby of a hotel during the course of a business trip. ...Read More | |||
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N.Y. WC Board Extends Paid Leave to Virus Care; Other States Adjust Hearing Rules | 04/01/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| From New York to Florida, states have announced new rules in an effort to keep up with the demands of the coronavirus and its effects on society. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Traveling Salesman Who Had Car Accident, Heart Attack | 03/27/2020 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that a traveling salesman was not entitled to benefits for his injuries from a car accident and a subsequent heart attack. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Hosting Virtual Symposium in May | 03/25/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance is taking its 2020 Annual Issues Symposium online May 12 with a virtual presentation that will be free and open to everyone in the workers’ compensation and commercial insurance industries. ...Read More | |||
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Non-Virus Comp Legislation Moving in a Few States | 03/23/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| While much of the country has been focused on the coronavirus pandemic, a few states' legislatures have been quietly moving a number of workers' compensation and insurance measures. ...Read More | |||
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Newsom Appoints Longtime Benefactor Guggenhime to SCIF Board | 03/13/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed prominent San Francisco attorney and long-time financial backer Richard Guggenhime to the State Compensation Insurance Fund board of directors. ...Read More | |||
| National Safety Council Hosting Free Webinar on Coronavirus | 03/10/2020 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Safety Council is hosting a free webinar Tuesday to discuss the latest information about COVID-19 and what employers can do to keep their workers safe. The webinar will feature Ian Williams, chief of the Outbreak Response and Prevention Branch of the U.S. Centers for Disease ...Read More | |||
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No TTD for Injured Worker Fired After Failing Drug Test | 03/10/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of temporary total disability benefits to a worker who was fired after testing positive for marijuana. ...Read More | |||
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No Directed Verdict for Defendants in Dispute Over Condition at Job Site | 03/09/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a directed verdict for the defendants in a Labor Law case, ruling that the question of whether a surveyor had confronted a dangerous condition of a job site was a determination for a jury to make. ...Read More | |||
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New Data Postings Show Pro Quarterback Keenum, Others Filing Comp Claims | 03/03/2020 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission now posts monthly claim information on its website, in a searchable spreadsheet format. The d...Read More | |||
