Workers' Compensation News
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Wolf Signs Bill for Task Force on Worker Misclassification | 11/11/2020 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has signed a bill setting up a task force to delve into the issue of worker misclassification, a widespread problem that some employers have used to avoid workers' compensation coverage and other labor laws. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Bring Intentional Tort Suit for Injury | 11/10/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Court of Appeals ruled that an employer is entitled to summary judgment on a worker's claim that a machine drilled into her wrist as a result of the company's intentionally tortious conduct in removing an equipment safety guard. ...Read More | |||
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Webinar Will Explain How to Settle MSA-Related Workers' Comp Cases | 11/10/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A national provider of Medicare secondary payer services is hosting a webinar next week to give advice on how workers’ compensation professionals can settle cases with Medicare set-asides. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Releases 2020 Study of Regional Differences in Claim Characteristics | 11/06/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| After controlling for regional differences in wages and industrial mix, indemnity claim frequency continues to be significantly higher in the Los Angeles basin and significantly lower in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to a study of regional differences in claim characteristics the Workers&...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Partial Summary Judgment for Fall From Scaffold | 11/05/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a makeshift scaffold. ...Read More | |||
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Widow Can't Use Report She Submitted to Prove Causation, but She Can Submit New Evidence | 11/05/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board to exclude a medical report submitted by a worker’s widow from evidence, but it said the board should have allowed her to submit additional evidence to support her claim for death benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Prove Causal Connection Between Injuries, Prior Accident | 11/04/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to additional benefits for a 1994 accident, since he did not establish a causal connection to his condition. ...Read More | |||
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WCJ Erred in Enforcing Invalid Judgment Against Employer | 11/04/2020 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a workers’ compensation judge erroneously enforced an invalid judgment against an employer that had already made payment to the emergency treatment providers for an employee. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall From Scaffold | 11/02/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a construction worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for injuries in a fall from a scaffold lacking safety railings. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Schedules Hearing on Proposal to Modify Claim Forms | 11/02/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division is holding a hearing Nov. 16 on a proposal to modify claim forms to remove fields used to report the Social Security numbers of injured workers. ...Read More | |||
