Workers' Compensation News
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Road Supervisor Resigns After Alleged Misrepresentation of Injuries | 11/06/2018 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Long Island town's longtime highway construction supervisor has resigned and his case has been referred to prosecutors after officials said he misrepresented the extent of his injuries in order to obtain benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Roofer Gets Summary Judgment of Labor Law Claim for Fall at Job Site | 11/05/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a roofer on his Labor Law claim, finding the lack of fall protection equipment at the job site established a violation of Section 240(1). ...Read More | |||
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Resistance to Regenerative Medicine in Comp Remains | 11/02/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| For now, the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division is sticking to a previous decision that platelet-rich plasma is a non-compensable treatment for injured workers, but its medical advisers are aware that there is growing interest in the therapy and other forms of treatment kn...Read More | |||
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Report Details Drop in Medical Cost Per Claim After SB 863 | 10/26/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Medical payments per claim with more than seven days of lost time in California decreased after the implementation of Senate Bill 863, in contrast to increases or stable trends in medical costs seen in other states, according to a new report. ...Read More | |||
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Rates to Drop 10% on Dec. 1 | 10/24/2018 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Delaware, named one of the more expensive states for workers' compensation premiums, will soon see rates drop 10% for the voluntary market and 7.3% for the residual market, the state Department of Insurance ...Read More | |||
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Railway Company Ordered to Pay Worker $85,000 in Retaliation Case | 10/23/2018 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered a Massachusetts railway company to pay $85,000 to a worker who was subjected to retaliation after reporting an injury. ...Read More | |||
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Roofer's Fatal Fall Prompts $134K Fine | 10/23/2018 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Orlando, Florida-based roofing contractor faces $134,510 in federal penalties after a worker fell to his death at a residential work site. Kasper ...Read More | |||
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Rate Bureau Proposes 15.9% Loss Cost Decrease | 10/23/2018 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The North Carolina Rate Bureau is recommending a 15.9% average loss cost decrease for the voluntary market and a 17.2% cut in the ...Read More | |||
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Rate Reduction May Approach Last Year's Hike | 10/22/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| What the court taketh away, the state legislature and the Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau giveth back, probably by the end of the year. Th...Read More | |||
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Receipt of Comp Didn't Establish Entitlement to Additional Benefits | 10/22/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a police officer’s establishing entitlement to workers’ compensation benefits does not automatically entitle her to benefits under the General Municipal Law. ...Read More | |||
