Workers' Compensation News
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Retail Worker With History of Back Issues Fails to Prove Compensable Injury | 04/09/2024 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a Wal-Mart worker with a history of back problems had not established a compensable injury from stocking shelves. ...Read More | |||
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Repeatedly Jailed Worker Gets New AWW Calculation, Penalties | 03/28/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s average weekly wages had been miscalculated and that he was entitled to penalties for his employer’s failure to reinstate his benefits after his periods of incarceration. ...Read More | |||
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Resolution Seeks Rule Change on APRN Reimbursement | 03/12/2024 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Hawaii lawmakers are debating resolutions that would ask the director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to amend the agency’s rules to clarify that reimbursement for advanced practice registered nurses shall be 100% of the fees authorized under the Medicare fee schedu...Read More | |||
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Report: Lawmakers Asked Not to Mess With Negotiated Reforms | 02/05/2024 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Attorneys for labor and management asked that state lawmakers refrain from tweaking a negotiated work comp reform bill, according to a report by the ...Read More | |||
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Rating Bureaus Partner to Host Symposium | 02/02/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau and Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau are teaming up to host the inaugural Workers’ Compensation Symposium: Evolving with Data and Artificial Intelligence, on April 18 in Philadelphia. ...Read More | |||
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Republic Indemnity Names Gene J. Simpson President | 01/10/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Great American Insurance Group on Tuesday named Gene J. Simpson president of its California-based workers’ compensation subsidiary, Republic Indemnity, effective immediately. ...Read More | |||
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Railroad Repair Employee Can't Assert FELA Claim | 01/05/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a railroad service repair company employee could not assert a claim under the Federal Employers' Liability Act for his injuries from a fall from a bridge. ...Read More | |||
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Res Judicata Bars Worker's Attempt to Challenge Description of Injury, Termination of Benefits | 01/04/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that res judicata barred a worker from challenging the description of her injuries and the termination of her benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Reports: Woman Loses $12,600 in Work Comp Scam | 01/02/2024 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An 83-year-old Minnesota woman lost $12,600 in an online scam in which she was told she had to pay money to learn whether she was eligible for workers’ compensation benefits, according to media reports. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Lawmaker Irked at Denial of Claims by Hospital Workers Who Witnessed Fatal Stabbing | 12/27/2023 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Hawaii lawmaker said he is concerned that three hospital workers who witnessed a patient kill a colleague had their workers’ compensation claims denied, and he is worried that it's part of a broader problem, according to a report by ...Read More | |||
