Workers' Compensation News
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Split Supreme Court Upholds VSSR Award | 04/12/2021 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Ohio Supreme Court upheld a decision awarding an injured worker an additional 25% of the maximum weekly rate of compensation based on the finding that the employer’s failure to comply with a specific safety requirement was the proximate cause of the injury. ...Read More | |||
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Settlement Funds Aren't Exempt From Worker's Bankruptcy Estate | 04/07/2021 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bankruptcy court judge in Wisconsin ruled that the funds from a workers’ compensation claim settlement designated for a debtor’s medical treatment providers were not exempt from a bankruptcy estate. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Upholds Jury's Award of Damages to Worker Injured in Car Accident | 04/07/2021 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Louisiana appellate court upheld a jury’s award of damages to a worker injured in a car accident caused by the negligence of another motorist. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies Calculation of Subrogation Lien | 04/06/2021 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that a jury’s fault determination can be used to reduce an employer's subrogation interest against a third-party settlement. ...Read More | |||
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Stakeholders Hope for the Best, Say New MLFS May Include Early Hiccups | 04/05/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers’ comp stakeholders and industry watchers said they accept the reality of a new Medical-legal Fee Schedule, but adapting to the guidelines could take some time, especially considering that some evaluations already scheduled for April might not comply with new provisions regarding att...Read More | |||
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SCIF Launches New Safety Program | 04/02/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund launched a free online training program to help policyholders prevent workplace injuries. P...Read More | |||
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State A.G. Too Late to Intervene in Medical Marijuana Dispute | 04/02/2021 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that the state attorney general waited too long to intervene in a dispute over whether a workers’ compensation insurance carrier had to reimburse a worker for the cost of her medical marijuana. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Inappropriate Because of Triable Issue as to Fault | 04/02/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker had not been entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim because there was a triable issue as to whether his own conduct was the sole proximate cause of his accident. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Property Owner's Liability for Injuries to Contractor's Employees | 03/29/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a property owner was liable for injuries its contractor’s employees sustained when a piece of rebar came into contact with a live power line. ...Read More | |||
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Study Finds Bias Among Docs in Black Lung Claims | 03/29/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Doctors hired by coal companies to review chest X-rays of coal miners were significantly more likely to find the worker did not have black lung, according to researchers at the University of Illinois, Chicago, who hinted that their findings could have broader implications of bias throughout work ...Read More | |||
