Workers' Compensation News
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Survey Shows Slight Increase in Injury Rate | 11/04/2021 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Minnesota’s estimated workplace injury and illness rate rose slightly in 2020 to 3.5 recordable cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers, from 3.2 in 2019. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Authorization for Hip Replacement Surgery | 11/03/2021 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Wyoming Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for a right hip replacement, finding he did not prove it was a reasonable and necessary treatment for an industrial injury to his left hip. ...Read More | |||
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Seven Arrested in Alleged $40M Payroll Fraud Scheme | 11/02/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis on Monday announced that seven people were arrested for allegedly orchestrating a scheme that concealed from a work comp carrier more than $40 million in payroll. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Upholds Jury Award to Mail Carrier Bitten by Dog | 11/01/2021 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Massachusetts Appeals Court upheld a jury verdict for a mail carrier who was bitten by a dog, even though it should not have been allowed to hear evidence of his receipt of federal workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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SAIF Hosting Annual Farm Safety Seminars Online | 10/28/2021 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon’s SAIF Corp. announced that its annual farm safety seminars will be online this year, but the carrier said it is exploring the possibility of holding live events next year. ...Read More | |||
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Safety Regulations for Woodworking Machines Inapplicable to Wood Chip Blower | 10/28/2021 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a denial of enhanced benefits to a worker who suffered the partial amputation of his thumb while using a series of machines to make wood chips. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Changes Deadline for Requesting Additional Benefits | 10/22/2021 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Arkansas Court of Appeals overruled its own precedent to find that the continued payment of indemnity benefits will extend the statute of limitations for additional medical benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Overturns Summary Judgment for Worker in Malpractice Suit | 10/21/2021 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Mississippi Court of Appeals overturned a grant of partial summary judgment to a worker on her malpractice claim against the firm that had misled her into believing her employer had offered a settlement. ...Read More | |||
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Second Injury Fund Liabilities Fall to $226 Million | 10/21/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The unfunded liability for Florida’s second injury fund fell to $226 million as of June 30 from $237 million at the same point last year, according to a new report by Aon Risk Solutions. ...Read More | |||
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Service Lloyds Selects Origami for Insurance Suite | 10/20/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Work comp carrier Service Lloyds Insurance Co. announced a deal with Origami Risk to provide a fully integrated, single platform for claims adjudication, reporting and delivery of enhanced client services. ...Read More | |||
