Workers' Compensation News
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Two Cancer Presumption Bills on Way to Governor
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04/08/2019
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: MD | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Maryland firefighters are celebrating victory after lawmakers last week gave final approval to an expansion of the state's cancer presumption law.
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Texas Flirts With Lump-Sum Medical Settlements
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04/04/2019
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Texas is one of several states that does not allow injured workers to receive lump-sum settlements for medical benefits, a legacy of a law passed in the 1980s that put an end to what many saw as an excess of litigation and misuse of settlement funds by injured workers.
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Telecommuting Presents Many Opportunities for Work Injuries
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04/02/2019
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The rise in the number of employees working from home is opening up a new frontier of workers’ comp claims, in which tripping on a pet’s toy or falling during a stroll through the neighborhood can result in a compensable claim.
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Taunton Insurance Agent Charged With Stealing Premiums
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04/02/2019
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State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer
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A Sandwich, Massachusetts, insurance agent who wrote workers' compensation and other business insurance has been indicted on charges that he collected thousands in premiums but never placed the policies.
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Time May Be Running Out on Attorney Fees, Other WC Changes
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03/29/2019
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Business groups' hopes of making major changes to Florida's workers' compensation system, including reinstatement of caps on attorneys' fees, may be slipping away, a Florida political news site reports.
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Triable Question Made Summary Judgment Inappropriate
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03/28/2019
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s personal injury claim was not subject to dismissal on summary judgment, since there was a triable question as to whether the defendant was his co-employee.
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Task Force Members Surprised by Self-Insurers' Contention
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03/27/2019
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: AL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A group of Alabama attorneys who spent the better part of 2018 hashing out changes to the state's imperiled workers' compensation system may have thought they were being as inclusive as they could be in the effort.
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Tapering From Chronic Opioids Getting More Attention
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03/19/2019
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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As chronic pain patients and their advocates grow more concerned about the potential for forced tapering from opioids, a group of medical experts in Washington state is taking a closer look at strategies to address long-term use.
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