Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Clarifies Defendants' Ability to Designate Responsible 3rd Parties | 03/16/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Supreme Court ruled that a trial judge should have granted a tort defendant's motion to designate a responsible third party in a construction worker’s personal injury suit. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Won't Review Denial of Payment to Interpretation Service Provider | 03/13/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Supreme Court will not review a Court of Appeals decision from last year that held that an insurance carrier did not have to pay an interpreter’s bills. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Again Rebukes Comp Commissioner for Action Against Claimant | 03/13/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: SC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In another rebuke to a famously outspoken workers' compensation judge, the South Carolina Supreme Court this week overturned her finding that a deafened claimant should be denied benefits because he appeared to be less than credible. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes IWIF, Assessment Bills | 03/12/2020 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Maryland Senate unanimously passed bills that would allow the Workers' Compensation Commission to increase Uninsured Employers' Fund assessments and require the Injured Workers’ Insurance Fund to administer claims for state employees. ...Read More | |||
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State Orders Early Rx Refills Because of Coronavirus | 03/12/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida insurers, health maintenance organizations and pharmacy benefits managers must now allow patients to obtain early refills of most medications in case they're shut in because of the coronavirus spreading in the state, officials announced. ...Read More | |||
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State Moves to Cover Quarantined Health Workers and First Responders for COVID-19 | 03/11/2020 | |
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| By: Tonika Reed (Reporter) | |||
| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| As states ramp up protections for front-line health care and public safety officers to combat the spread of COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced the state Department of Labor & Industries will provide compensation benefits if these workers are ordered ...Read More | |||
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Senate Approves Bill Requiring Employers to Give Notice When Claim Denied | 03/11/2020 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Democrat-majority Virginia legislature has approved another worker-friendly bill, one that would require employers to timely explain why a workers' compensation claim has been denied. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Bill to Adjust Wage Calculation | 03/09/2020 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Hawaii Senate approved a measure that would eliminate statutory language requiring that only wages earned at the time of injury are considered when calculating indemnity benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Safety National Announces Senior Management Promotions | 03/04/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Safety National Casualty Corp announced a series of senior management promotions, starting with Steve Divine, who picked up the title of chief accounting officer. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Reinstates Penalty on Employer That Failed to Timely Pay Award | 03/02/2020 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Louisiana Supreme Court reinstated a statutory penalty against a municipal employer for failing to timely pay an award of compensation to an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
