Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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Split Court Overturns Summary Judgment for Worker in Malpractice Suit | 10/21/2021 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Mississippi Court of Appeals overturned a grant of partial summary judgment to a worker on her malpractice claim against the firm that had misled her into believing her employer had offered a settlement. ...Read More | |||
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Second Injury Fund Liabilities Fall to $226 Million | 10/21/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The unfunded liability for Florida’s second injury fund fell to $226 million as of June 30 from $237 million at the same point last year, according to a new report by Aon Risk Solutions. ...Read More | |||
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Service Lloyds Selects Origami for Insurance Suite | 10/20/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Work comp carrier Service Lloyds Insurance Co. announced a deal with Origami Risk to provide a fully integrated, single platform for claims adjudication, reporting and delivery of enhanced client services. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Revives Estate's Claim for Benefits in Suicide Case | 10/19/2021 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Supreme Court of New Hampshire revived an estate’s claim that a worker’s depression and anxiety from job-related stress was compensable, remanding for a determination of whether the man's mental state led to his suicide. ...Read More | |||
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Study: Comp Benefits Fall Over Five-Year Period | 10/18/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Standardized benefits paid to injured workers from 2015 to 2019 have continued to drop, in line with a 10-year trend, according to a study released Thursday by the National Academy of Social Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies Deadlines for Workers to Submit Medical Bills | 10/15/2021 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a worker timely submitted his medical expenses to his employer more than a year after he received treatment and filed his claim. ...Read More | |||
