Workers' Compensation News
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Two Years Later, Plan to Use Law Students in Medical Claims Still Waiting to Launch | 05/05/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Almost two years after the New York Workers' Compensation Board approved rules to allow law students and interns to represent injured workers in medical-only claims, the program has gone nowhere, leaving many workers to represent themselves. ...Read More | |||
| Third Coast Underwriters Expanding to Florida, Wisconsin | 05/04/2020 | ||
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| Third Coast Underwriters announced Friday that it will offer workers' compensation insurance in Florida and Wisconsin, expanding its coverage to 21 states. ...Read More | |||
| Telemedicine Expansion Does Not Apply to MMI and IR Exams, DWC Says | 05/01/2020 | ||
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| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation is reminding health care providers that while telemedicine has been encouraged during the COVID-19 social distancing requirements, some types of exams can only be done in person. ...Read More | |||
| Texas DWC Wants COVID-19 Data Call; Nebraska Allows Pro-Se Filings By Email | 04/29/2020 | ||
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| State agencies across the nation have posted new procedures, hearing schedules and data call information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and its social distancing requirements. Here's a look at some of the latest bulletins from eastern states. ...Read More | |||
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Truck Driver Fails to Assert Viable Tort Claim | 04/28/2020 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of an injured truck driver’s premises liability claim against the operator of a commercial granary. ...Read More | |||
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Tree Trimmer Gets Benefits for Injuries From Car Accident | 04/24/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a tree trimmer is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for his injuries from a car accident that occurred as he was on his way to pick up a bucket truck from his employer’s parking lot. ...Read More | |||
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Texas Mutual Distributing $330M Dividend Early | 04/08/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced that its board of directors approved a plan to distribute a $330 million dividend two months early in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...Read More | |||
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Tenet Healthcare to Furlough 500 Workers Because of COVID-19 | 04/06/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Tenet Healthcare Corp., which operates one of the largest networks of outpatient surgery centers and hospitals, announced it will cut more than 500 positions as it struggles with shortages and cutbacks caused by the COVID-19 epidemic. ...Read More | |||
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Temporary Worker Can't Maintain Tort Suit Against Employee | 04/02/2020 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that the employee of a company using the services of a temporary help contracting firm can't be held liable in tort to a temporary employee who was injured while assigned to work for the company. ...Read More | |||
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Telemedicine Not Perfect, But New Tech Is Helping, Docs Say | 03/27/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
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| Telemedicine and virtual exams are not ideal, but they are the best we've got during the nationwide coronavirus clampdown, physicians, attorneys and a workers' compensation judge said during a webinar this week. ...Read More | |||
