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New Presumption Bill Lists Most Known Cancers 03/14/2019
By: William Rabb (Reporter)
State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
Texas firefighters for years have protested that the state's cancer presumption law has holes in it big enough to let municipalities succeed in denying most claims. ...Read More
 
 

No TPD Benefits for Worker Subject to Restrictions 03/14/2019
Source: WorkCompCentral
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A Florida appellate court upheld the denial of temporary partial disability compensation to a worker subject to medical restrictions because of a rash that was eventually determined to be unrelated to her employment. ...Read More
 
 

Nurse Assistant Must Pay $10,700 for Double Dipping 03/14/2019
State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Other
A Rhode Island nurse assistant pleaded no contest to workers' compensation fraud, the state attorney general announced this week. ...Read More
 
 
Narrative No Longer Required When Correcting Data 03/13/2019
State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Workers' compensation carriers will soon get a little break on the amount of re-do when correcting data reports, thanks to new rules adopted by the Illinois Department of Insurance. Carriers must file aggregated data reports by March 1 every year. Until now, if errors were discovered,...Read More
 
 

No Duty Disability Pension for Firefighter Whose Condition Manifested in Training 03/13/2019
Source: WorkCompCentral
State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Illinois Appellate Court upheld the denial of a firefighter’s application for a line-of-duty disability pension for an anxiety disorder that had manifested during training exercises. ...Read More
 
 

NSC: Women Suffer 70% of Nonfatal Workplace Assault Injuries 03/13/2019
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer
An analysis by the National Safety Council has found that women are disproportionately impacted by certain safety issues, most notably nonfatal workplace violence. ...Read More
 
 
Normandy Insurance Expands Into Seventh State 03/13/2019
State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Workers' compensation carrier Normandy Insurance Co. is now offering workers’ compensation insurance to small, mid-size and large businesses in Louisiana. It is the third expansion by the multi-state insurer this year. Normandy also offers workers’ compensation insura...Read More
 
 

No Summary Judgment for Property Owner in Labor Law Dispute 03/12/2019
Source: WorkCompCentral
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim, finding there was a triable issue as to the level of control the property owner had exercised. ...Read More
 
 

Nail Salons Shut Down Over Wage, Workers' Comp Issues 03/11/2019
State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Connecticut Labor Department issued 24 stop-work orders last week to nail salons throughout the state for alleged violations including lack of workers’ comp coverage and employee misclassification. ...Read More
 
 

No Summary Judgment for Insurance Carriers in Coverage Dispute 03/11/2019
Source: WorkCompCentral
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A New York appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier was not entitled to summary judgment declaring it owed no potential coverage to a property owner for an injury sustained by its insured’s employee. ...Read More
 
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