Workers' Compensation News
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Rail Company Owes $453,510 to Workers Fired Over Safety Concerns | 10/15/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal judge ordered CSX Transportation Inc. to pay $453,510 to two railroad workers who were fired after raising workplace safety concerns in 2017. ...Read More | |||
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Res Judicata Does Not Bar Worker's Intentional Tort Claim Against Colleague | 10/10/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that res judicata did not bar a school district employee’s intentional tort claim against a colleague even though she received a workers’ compensation settlement for her alleged injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Railway Worker Fails to Prove Ear Injury, Hearing Loss | 09/27/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of a railway worker’s claim of injury to his ear and hearing loss. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Report: Comp Board Claims Candidate Ran Uninsured Business, Owes $52,102 | 09/27/2024 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Hartford Courant on Thursday reported that the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board alleges a congression...Read More | |||
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Rulemaking Advisory Committee Reviewing Treatment Regs | 09/12/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division's rulemaking advisory committee will review medical treatment regulations during a Nov. 5 meeting. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Man Accused of Selling Insurance Without License | 09/10/2024 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The owner of a Georgia tax preparation business was charged with 23 counts of insurance fraud and two counts of deceptive practices for allegedly selling workers’ compensation insurance without being licensed to do so, according to a ...Read More | |||
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Registration Opens for Comp Conference | 09/10/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation opened registration for its Workers’ Compensation Conference being held virtually in October. ...Read More | |||
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Registration for Work Comp Summit Opens Monday | 09/05/2024 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced that it will open registration Monday for its one-day Workers’ Compensation Summit set for Oct. 29. ...Read More | |||
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Res Judicata Doesn't Bar Employer's Claims Against Former Comp Carrier | 08/22/2024 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that the doctrine of res judicata did not bar an employer’s claims against its former comp carrier for allegedly misleading it into believing it still had coverage after its policy was canceled. ...Read More | |||
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Roofing Material Supplier Fined $92,226 for Fall Hazards | 08/08/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a building materials supplier $92,226 for repeatedly failing to protect workers from potential fall hazards that it said could seriously injure or kill them. ...Read More | |||
