Workers' Compensation News
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Safety Grants Available for Employers | 09/01/2021 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| Business owners in Utah can apply for grants to help improve workplace safety, the state’s Labor Commission announced in a news release. The sta...Read More | |||
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Stakeholders Want DWC to Clear Up Confusion Over Copy Price Schedule Proposal | 08/31/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California copy service professionals thanked the Division of Workers’ Compensation for proposing to increase their flat reimbursement rate by $45, but stakeholders of all stripes asked the division to clarify meet-and-confer and perjury provisions during a hearing Monday on proposed change...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Limits on Workers' Comp Benefits for Older Claimants | 08/30/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court has upheld a law amended in 2018 that cuts off workers’ compensation disability payments once claimants turn 70 years old because the court said the statute fulfills a governmental interest in preventing residents from receiving both comp and retirement benefits....Read More | |||
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State Has Jurisdiction Over Worker's Claim for Out-of-State Accident | 08/30/2021 | |
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| State: SD | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Dakota Supreme Court ruled that the state Department of Labor and Regulation had jurisdiction over a workers’ compensation claim filed by a resident against an employer headquartered within the state for an accident that occurred in Wyoming. ...Read More | |||
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Shirin Emami Named Acting Superintendent of DFS | 08/27/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Shirin Emami was named acting superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services. ...Read More | |||
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State Employees' Retirement System Gets Reimbursement From Worker's Settlement | 08/26/2021 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that the State Employees' Retirement System was entitled to reimbursement and a lien against the personal injury settlement proceeds for an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits to School Aide | 08/24/2021 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alaska Supreme Court ruled that a school aide was not entitled to benefits for an alleged injury of her cervical spine from repositioning a disabled student. ...Read More | |||
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State Fund Offers Credit Extension to Policyholders Affected by Wildfires | 08/23/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| State Compensation Insurance Fund on Friday announced a 30-day credit extension to policyholders affected by wildfires burning in Northern California. ...Read More | |||
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SCIF Net Earned Premiums Up 24.4% Through June | 08/23/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Net premiums earned by California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund during the six-month period ending June 30 were 24.4% higher than they were for the same period in 2020, according to a report that will be presented at the carrier’s Aug. 25 board of directors meeting. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies 'Rare Case' Exception to Opioid Treatment Rules | 08/20/2021 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s medication for intractable pain was not compensable as a “rare case” exception to the state’s long-term opioid treatment guidelines. ...Read More | |||
