Workers' Compensation News
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Steinberg Law Firm Announces Addition of Attorney Adam Greene | 05/10/2022 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Steinberg Law Firm in South Carolina announced that Adam P. Greene joined the firm as an associate attorney handling personal injury and workers’ compensation cases. ...Read More | |||
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SAIF Promotes Todd Graneto to VP of Premium Audit, Underwriting | 05/10/2022 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon’s SAIF Corp. on Monday announced that it promoted Todd Graneto to vice president of premium audit and underwriting. ...Read More | |||
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SIME Selection Panel Announces Summer Meeting Dates | 05/09/2022 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The panel that selects physicians for the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board’s list of second independent medical examiners announced the schedule for its summer meetings. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Social Worker MPN Bill | 05/04/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Senate unanimously passed a bill that would allow licensed clinical social workers to join medical provider networks. The Senate...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Bill Allowing PTSD Claims for All Workers | 05/04/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that would allow all workers to file claims for post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Firefighter Cancer Presumption | 05/04/2022 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Idaho Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the statutory presumption of causation for cancers in firefighters, and it ruled that an employer must present affirmative evidence of an alternate cause to rebut the presumption. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Denial of Coal Miner's Request to Reopen Claim | 05/04/2022 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld the denial of a coal miner’s request to reopen his claim for additional permanent partial disability. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Overturns Summary Judgment for Worker Who Suffered Shock Before Fall From Ladder | 05/03/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided New York Court of Appeals overturned a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries after he suffered an electric shock and fell from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Additional Benefits for Worker With Hearing Loss | 04/29/2022 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a steelworker was not entitled to a greater amount of permanent partial disability benefits for his occupational hearing loss. ...Read More | |||
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State Announces $100k Settlement Over Carrier's Improper Handling of PTSD Claims | 04/28/2022 | |
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| State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Vermont Department of Financial Regulation Commissioner Michael S. Pieciak announced a $100,000 settlement with Acadia Insurance Co. to resolve allegations over the carrier's improper handling of first responder claims for post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
