Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Rejects Worker's Due Process Violation Claim | 06/09/2020 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alaska Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to an injured worker, finding his due process rights had been adequately protected and that his continuing need for treatment was not related to his employment. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Judges Need to Decide Borrowed Employee Status | 06/08/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Supreme Court ruled that whether a worker is a defendant’s borrowed employee is a question of law, but it upheld a jury’s award of damages to an injured man because a defendant did not carry its burden to prove it had borrowed his services. ...Read More | |||
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SAIF Declares $100M Dividend | 06/04/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon’s state-chartered SAIF Corp. on Wednesday declared a $100 dividend for businesses with policies that ended in 2019. The carrier said it...Read More | |||
| Self-Insurance Applications Due July 31 | 06/04/2020 | ||
| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Self-insurance applications, for new and renewing applicants, are due July 31, the Indiana Workers' Compensation Board announced. Forms and guidelines are now available online. Board chair Linda Hamilton said in a bull...Read More | |||
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Second Independent Medical Examiner Selection Panel Meeting June 16 | 06/02/2020 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced that its Second Independent Medical Examiner selection panel will meet at noon June 16. ...Read More | |||
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SAIF Board Meets Wednesday | 06/02/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The board of directors for Oregon’s SAIF Corp. will review financial reports and discuss a possible policyholder dividend during a meeting Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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State Fund Accepting Applications for $50M Return-to-Work Safety Fund | 05/27/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| State Compensation Insurance Fund on Tuesday started accepting applications for the $50 million fund it created to help policyholders implement new safety measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 as California’s stay-at-home orders are lifted. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies Requirements for Attorney Fee Awards | 05/27/2020 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that an injured worker should not have been denied fees for his appellate counsel because the attorney’s affidavit provided enough information to make a calculation of a reasonable award. ...Read More | |||
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State Workers' Compensation Offices to Reopen for In-Person Visits | 05/26/2020 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Industrial Commission of Arizona announced that it will reopen buildings in the state’s two largest cities on Wednesday, according to a department news release. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Declares Award of Fees Per Se Reasonable | 05/20/2020 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Commonwealth Court ruled that an injured worker was entitled to a fee award for his attorney representing 20% of his medical compensation, without regard to the amount and degree of difficulty of the work performed. ...Read More | |||
