Workers' Compensation News
| Supreme Court Suspends Attorney for Abandoning Multiple Workers' Comp Clients | 10/05/2021 | ||
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court last week suspended a Louisville-area attorney for five years for misconduct related to his representation of multiple clients in their workers’ compensation claims. ...Read More | |||
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Safety National Re Announces Promotions | 10/01/2021 | |
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| Safety National Re announced organizational changes and enhancements to its management team. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Denies PTD Benefits for Aggravation of Investigator's Neuropathy | 10/01/2021 | |
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| The Montana Supreme Court upheld the denial of permanent disability benefits to a criminal investigator for aggravation of polyneuropathy. ...Read More | |||
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Sedgwick Names Patrick J. Walsh President of Casualty Operations | 10/01/2021 | |
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| Patrick J. Walsh Sedgwick announced that P...Read More | |||
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Symptoms of Graves' Disease Don't Entitle Worker to Benefits From Second Injury Fund | 09/30/2021 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker with Graves’ disease could not establish a claim against the state Second Injury Fund predicated on eye issues caused by her condition. ...Read More | |||
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State Reports Surge in COVID-19 Claims | 09/30/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A summer surge in coronavirus cases in Florida began in July, as 4,221 COVID-19 workers' compensation indemnity claims were filed — more than six times the number filed in June — and August tallies show a slight drop, according to data released by Wednesday by the Florida Division...Read More | |||
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Standard Meal Rate Increasing Oct. 1 | 09/28/2021 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that the standard daily meal rate will increase to $59 from $55 on Oct. 1. Insurers must...Read More | |||
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S&P Reports Year-Over-Year Increase in Comp Premiums for 2nd Quarter | 09/27/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| S&P Global reports that workers’ compensation direct earned premium increased to $12.4 billion i...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Denies Worker's Request to Expand Scope of Back Injury Claim | 09/27/2021 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Supreme Court of West Virginia unanimously ruled that a worker was not entitled to expand her claim for a back injury to include dorsalgia, unspecified backache and right sciatica. ...Read More | |||
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State WCC Adds New Commissioner | 09/24/2021 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that Scott Biggs has been named its newest commissioner, the agency said in a news release. ...Read More | |||
