Workers' Compensation News
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NCCI Set to Launch Coverage Verification Email Alerts Nov. 30 | 11/06/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Many state insurance departments now offer coverage verification through their websites, a vital service for contractors, insurance agents and others who need to make sure that employers and their workers are covered. ...Read More | |||
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No Fee Award for Worker Whose Attorney Wasn't 'Instrumental' in Changing Denial of Claim | 11/06/2019 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker was not entitled to an award of attorney fees because his lawyer had not been “instrumental” in obtaining a rescission of a carrier’s denial of the claim. ...Read More | |||
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No Duty Disability Retirement Benefits for State Trooper Injured in Car Accident | 11/05/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of duty disability benefits to a state trooper who claimed he was incapable of doing his duty because of injuries from a car accident. ...Read More | |||
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NASI: Workers' Comp Benefits Continue to Drop | 11/04/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers’ comp benefits paid dropped to 80 cents per $100 of covered wages in 2017, down from 84 cents in 2016 and $1.17 two decades earlier, according to a new report from the National Academy of Social Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment in Labor Law Dispute | 11/04/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim based on a fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Undocumented Worker Who Provided False SSN to Doctor | 10/31/2019 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The 1st District Court of Appeal rejected a constitutional challenge to a Florida law prohibiting a worker from receiving benefits for providing a false Social Security number in order to obtain treatment. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Projects 3.7% Drop in System Costs From Fee Schedule Changes | 10/31/2019 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Changes to Alaska’s fee schedule for 2020 will reduce total systemwide costs by 3.7%, according to the National Council on Compensation Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Transit Employee Who Fell on Train Platform | 10/24/2019 | |
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| State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled that a transit authority employee was not entitled to benefits for her injuries from a fall on a train platform as she was making her way to work. ...Read More | |||
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NSC Says THC Not for Those in Safety-Sensitive Jobs | 10/24/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The National Safety Council is urging workers in safety-sensitive jobs to refrain from marijuana use, even if the drug is legal and recommended by a doctor. ...Read More | |||
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No Additional Benefits for Makeup Artist's Injuries | 10/15/2019 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a makeup artist failed to prove her entitlement to benefits for multiple injuries she attributed to a fall while working on a movie set. ...Read More | |||
