Workers' Compensation News
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Statutory Benefits for Firefighters With Cancer Do Not Apply Retroactively | 10/27/2022 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that a firefighter diagnosed with cancer before the effective date of Florida Statutes Section 112.1816 is not entitled to the benefits provided by the law. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Award to Injured Worker, Finding He Qualified as 'Employee' | 10/26/2022 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits to a worker for an arm injury, finding he was an employee, not an independent contractor, at the time of the accident. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Upholds Sanctions Against Employer's Lawyer for Presenting Misleading Evidence | 10/26/2022 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A narrowly divided Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the imposition of sanctions on an employer’s attorney for presenting misleading evidence on a worker’s claim for loss of earnings. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Benefits to Coal Miner for Knee Injury | 10/25/2022 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of benefits to a coal miner for a knee injury, ruling that further development of the record was necessary to determine if his preexisting condition had been asymptomatic before his work accident. ...Read More | |||
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Self-Proclaimed 'Health Care Provider' Can't Get Reimbursement for Surgical Implants | 10/25/2022 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld the dismissal of a self-proclaimed health care provider’s request for reimbursement for the cost of implants provided to a doctor for use on an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies Requirements for Tortfeasor to Accept Settlement Proposal | 10/21/2022 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Florida Supreme Court ruled that a third-party tortfeasor formed a settlement contract with an injured worker by accepting the proposal in writing, within the time frame the worker allowed. ...Read More | |||
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Survey Highlights Issues Workers Have With PPE | 10/21/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A study released Thursday exploring the availability of personal protective equipment in workplaces found 72% of workers who forgo protocols do so because they “just didn’t want to wear it.” ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Unanimously Denies Worker's Claim for Occupational Pneumoconiosis Benefits | 10/18/2022 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Supreme Court of West Virginia unanimously upheld the denial of a worker’s application for occupational pneumoconiosis benefits after years of working at strip mines and in road construction. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Rules Worker Failed to Establish Entitlement to Higher Impairment Rating | 10/17/2022 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Supreme Court of West Virginia unanimously upheld a determination that an injured worker failed to submit persuasive evidence that he sustained a greater permanent partial disability for which he had been compensated. ...Read More | |||
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Self-Insurers Association Holds Annual Conference Nov. 10 | 10/14/2022 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona Self-Insurers Association is holding its 2022 annual conference, “Workers’ Compensation: A Caring Approach,” Nov. 10 in Phoenix. ...Read More | |||
