Workers' Compensation News
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State OSHA Updates COVID Rules for Workplaces, Labor Housing | 12/23/2021 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Tuesday announced permanent amendments to rules addressing COVID-19 risks in the workplace and employer-provided labor housing. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Denies Benefits to Worker Who Crashed From Choking While Driving | 12/22/2021 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Missouri Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for his injuries from a single-vehicle accident after he choked on his breakfast, blacked out behind the wheel and crashed. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Allows Tort Suit by Estate of Worker Who Died of Heart Attack | 12/22/2021 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Alabama Supreme Court ruled that an employer was not entitled to dismissal of a claim by the estate of an employee who had died from an on-the-job heart attack based on the company's alleged failure to provide prompt medical treatment. ...Read More | |||
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State Workers' Compensation Hall of Fame Banquet Set for April 14 | 12/20/2021 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The 2022 Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Hall of Fame banquet honoring those who made significant contributions to the state’s workers’ compensation system during their distinguished careers will be held April 14 in Lexington. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Orders Dismissal of Injured Truck Driver's 3rd-Party Suit | 12/17/2021 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that it lacked jurisdiction to review a worker’s challenge to a determination that the terms of his workers’ compensation settlement limited the injuries for which he could seek a recovery in a third-party tortfeasor action. ...Read More | |||
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SIF Assessment Down for 2022; Reconciliation Factor Remains | 12/17/2021 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Indiana Workers’ Compensation Board will assess less for the Second Injury Fund in 2022 than it did in 2021, but a 5% reconciliation factor will remain in place. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Not Warranted for Worker Who Fell | 12/14/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that summary judgment was not warranted on a series of claims in a Labor Law dispute for a worker’s alleged fall through an uncovered opening at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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Subcontractor Pleads Guilty to Felony Misclassification Charge | 12/10/2021 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced that Richmond Drywall Installers Inc. pleaded guilty to felony embezzlement charges based on misclassifying employees as independent contractors. ...Read More | |||
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Statutory Limits on Reopening Claims Apply to DWC Director | 12/09/2021 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that the statutory limitations on when an award may be reopened constrains the authority of the Division of Workers' Compensation director to reopen a case that has been automatically closed for failure to prosecute. ...Read More | |||
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Sedgwick Buys Seattle-Based Legal Administrator | 12/08/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. said Tuesday it has acquired JND Legal Administration, a legal management and administration services provider. ...Read More | |||
