Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Law Limiting Estate to Receipt of Funeral Expenses | 11/09/2021 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alaska Supreme Court rejected a constitutional challenge to a state law limiting a worker’s estate to the collection of funeral expenses, since she had no dependents when she was electrocuted on a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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Scott Carpenter Joins AP Keenan as Account Executive, Employee Benefits Producer | 11/04/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| AP Keenan, a California insurance brokerage and consulting firm for public schools, public agencies and health care organizations, announced that Scott Carpenter joined the company as an account executive and employee benefits producer. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies Liability for Staffing Agencies Under State Law | 11/04/2021 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington Supreme Court held a temporary staffing agency liable for violations of the state Industrial Safety and Health Act. ...Read More | |||
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Survey Shows Slight Increase in Injury Rate | 11/04/2021 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Minnesota’s estimated workplace injury and illness rate rose slightly in 2020 to 3.5 recordable cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers, from 3.2 in 2019. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Authorization for Hip Replacement Surgery | 11/03/2021 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Wyoming Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for a right hip replacement, finding he did not prove it was a reasonable and necessary treatment for an industrial injury to his left hip. ...Read More | |||
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Seven Arrested in Alleged $40M Payroll Fraud Scheme | 11/02/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis on Monday announced that seven people were arrested for allegedly orchestrating a scheme that concealed from a work comp carrier more than $40 million in payroll. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Upholds Jury Award to Mail Carrier Bitten by Dog | 11/01/2021 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Massachusetts Appeals Court upheld a jury verdict for a mail carrier who was bitten by a dog, even though it should not have been allowed to hear evidence of his receipt of federal workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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SAIF Hosting Annual Farm Safety Seminars Online | 10/28/2021 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon’s SAIF Corp. announced that its annual farm safety seminars will be online this year, but the carrier said it is exploring the possibility of holding live events next year. ...Read More | |||
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Safety Regulations for Woodworking Machines Inapplicable to Wood Chip Blower | 10/28/2021 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a denial of enhanced benefits to a worker who suffered the partial amputation of his thumb while using a series of machines to make wood chips. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Changes Deadline for Requesting Additional Benefits | 10/22/2021 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Arkansas Court of Appeals overruled its own precedent to find that the continued payment of indemnity benefits will extend the statute of limitations for additional medical benefits. ...Read More | |||
