Workers' Compensation News
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Split Court Revives Family's Tort Claims for Death of Ranch Hand | 08/22/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 165 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 29 min read | |||
| A divided Texas appellate court ruled that the family of a ranch hand could proceed with their tort claims against the ranch owners for the worker’s death. ...Read More | |||
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SPBA Jumps Into Air Ambulance Fray | 08/22/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 203 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 5 min read | |||
| As part of a coalition of more than 20 organizations seeking change in air ambulance regulation, the Society of Professional Benefit Administrators has provided feedback to U.S. senators who are working on the FAA reauthorization bill. ...Read More | |||
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Sixth Edition Author Suggests Multiplier to Adjust Impairment Ratings | 08/22/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 427 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 4 min read | |||
| The doctor who penned much of the oft-debated sixth edition of the AMA guides now suggests that states can offset low impairment ratings with their own tweaks to the ratings. ...Read More | |||
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SMFTA May Start Verifying Contractor Claims of Safety | 08/20/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 264 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 20 min read | |||
| The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is exploring new policies that would entail verifying claims from contractors when they say they have clean safety records without a history of fines and penalties, according to a report by the ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Breast Cancer Impairment Rating Bill | 08/16/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 529 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read | |||
| The California Senate passed a bill that would describe factors doctors must consider when assigning impairment ratings in occupational breast cancer cases. ...Read More | |||
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Suspension of Two IMEs Raises Questions About Review System | 08/16/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 1176 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 81 min read | |||
| The New York Workers’ Compensation Board has removed two medical evaluation firms from its list of authorized providers. ...Read More | |||
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State Fund Has New CEO | 08/15/2018 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 318 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 7 min read | |||
| Rick Ferguson is the new manager and chief executive officer of the Idaho State Insurance Fund, according to the latest newsletter from the...Read More | |||
| State Pushes for Decision in Lien Lawsuit, Objects to Additional Filing | 08/14/2018 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1057 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 22 min read | |||
| California’s attorney general said a federal court should issue a decision in the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the automatic stay on liens filed by criminally charged providers and should deny a motion from plaintiffs seeking permission to file a supplemental pleading. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Upholds Award of Benefits to Worker for Injuries From Stairwell Fall | 08/10/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 208 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 19 min read | |||
| A divided Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a worker’s injuries from a fall while descending a staircase were compensable because the stairs posed a hazard that originated on the premises as part of her working environment. ...Read More | |||
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Subcontractor's Injured Employee Can't Maintain Suit Against Property Owner, General Contractor | 08/10/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 249 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 18 min read | |||
| The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled that a property owner and general contractor had no liability for the injuries suffered by a subcontractor’s employee because the subcontractor had not provided the equipment to do his job safely. ...Read More | |||
