Workers' Compensation News
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No Survival Action for Children of Worker Who Died of Mesothelioma | 02/03/2020 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that the terms of a release that a worker signed in order to settle a pneumoconiosis claim precluded his children from bringing a survival action after his death from mesothelioma. ...Read More | |||
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New Dispute Rules Give Doctors More Time to Submit Bills | 01/31/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New York State Workers' Compensation Board has adopted regulations in keeping with 2019 legislative changes regarding medical billing disputes. ...Read More | |||
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New Bill Would Create Presumption for Hospital Workers | 01/30/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Recently introduced legislation would create a presumption that infectious diseases and musculoskeletal injuries arose out of employment for California hospital workers who provide direct patient care in an acute care facility. ...Read More | |||
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No Line-of-Duty Disability Benefits for Officer | 01/29/2020 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a denial of duty-disability benefits to a police officer for a claimed aggravation of pre-existing back problems. ...Read More | |||
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New Governor Restores Safety Board That Bevin Had Abolished | 01/28/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Kentucky's new Democratic governor has restored a workplace safety standards board that his Republican predecessor had eliminated as wasteful and unnecessary. ...Read More | |||
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New Guidelines Issued on Mediation: Parties Must Determine Files Needed | 01/27/2020 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Connecticut Workers' Compensation Commission has issued new guidelines for mediation services, and 10 of the 16 commissioners have agreed to continue as mediators. ...Read More | |||
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No Public Safety Officers' Benefits Act Recovery for Fiancee of Deputy Killed on Duty | 01/23/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that a deputy sheriff’s failure to change the designated beneficiary on his life insurance plan from his ex-girlfriend left his new fiancée unable to collect benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Act. ...Read More | |||
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NCOIL Adopts Model Work Comp Formulary Law | 01/23/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The National Council of Insurance Legislators adopted a model law intended to make it easier for states to implement workers’ compensation formularies. ...Read More | |||
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Nurse Can't Assert Viable Negligence Claim Against Patient | 01/23/2020 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Appellate Court of Connecticut ruled that the law does not impose a duty of care on a patient to avoid negligent conduct that causes harm to a provider while the patient is receiving medical treatment. ...Read More | |||
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No Labor Law Liability to Worker Injured From Kneeling | 01/21/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claims for his injuries from kneeling on a screw at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
