Workers' Compensation News
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Reform Bill Proposes Benefit Increase, New Definition of 'Disability' | 11/15/2024 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Michigan lawmaker proposed sweeping workers' compensation reforms that would increase the cap on benefits, revise the definition of "disability" and eliminate the distinction between total disability and partial disability. ...Read More | |||
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Roofing Worker Gets Enhanced Award for Employer's Safety Violation | 11/14/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld an enhanced award of benefits to an injured roofing worker for his employer’s violation of a specific safety requirement. ...Read More | |||
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Report: WCB Says Patriots Owe $24,000 for Not Having Comp | 10/28/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York State Workers' Compensation Board is trying to collect a $24,000 fine from the New England Patriots for not having workers' compensation coverage, according to a ...Read More | |||
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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 | |||
