Workers' Compensation News
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No Viable Labor Law Claim for Worker Injured by Falling Refrigerator | 05/28/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker failed to assert a viable Labor Law claim for his injuries from a refrigerator falling on him while he was cleaning the basement of a restaurant. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for School Custodian on Psyche Claim From Workplace Stress | 05/22/2019 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the denial of benefits to a school custodian for an alleged psychological injury caused by workplace stress. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: Cost Impacts of Disease Presumption Laws Remain Unclear | 05/17/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| As firefighter disease presumption laws continue to expand across the nation, the long-term costs of the measures remain largely unknown, according to an analysis from the National Council on Compensation Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Doing 'Major Review' of X-Mod Rating System, Actuary Says | 05/16/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A senior actuary at the National Council on Compensation Insurance raised a few eyebrows this week when he mentioned in a keynote address that the council is reviewing its system for determining experience ratings. ...Read More | |||
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NCOIL Offers Insurance Training for Legislative Staff | 05/13/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The National Council of Insurance Legislators, or NCOIL, is launching a training series to teach legislative staff about insurance. ...Read More | |||
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No SAIF Raid in Dems' Proposal to Fix Pension Deficit | 05/13/2019 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Democratic leaders in Oregon’s Senate and House of Representatives on Friday unveiled their proposal for tackling what is now a $27 billion pension deficit without tappin...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment on Lawsuit Over Fall | 05/13/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a property owner was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a labor law claim by an asbestos remediation worker for a fall from the roof of its building. ...Read More | |||
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No Raise for Comp Judges This Year, but Telemed OK for Out-of-State Docs | 05/10/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Florida legislative session ended this week without action on a number of workers' compensation bills: Compensation claims judges once again did not receive a long-sought pay raise, and business groups for the third straight year were left without a cap on claimants' attorneys' fe...Read More | |||
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No Sanctions Against Employee for Allegedly Filing False Affidavit | 05/10/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court revisited its prior conclusion that an employer was not entitled to sanctions against an employee for allegedly filing a false affidavit. ...Read More | |||
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No Labor Law Liability for Fatal Fall at Construction Site | 05/10/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a general contractor had no liability for a worker’s fatal fall at a construction site because he was not engaged in an activity covered by the Labor Law at the time. ...Read More | |||
