Workers' Compensation News
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WCS Schedules Training on Rating Exams | 10/27/2020 | |
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| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section is holding a training class covering how to properly request an evaluation to determine the extent of an injured worker’s physical impairment. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 10/26/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker was entitled to partial summary judgment on his claim for injuries from being struck on the head by a falling baluster. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can Proceed With Labor Law Claims for Fall on Ice | 10/23/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action were not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claim for damages for his injuries from a fall on ice at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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Webinar to Focus on Patient Advocacy | 10/22/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A company that specializes in helping injured workers return to employment is hosting a free webinar Tuesday to discuss how focusing on the experiences of injured workers can improve claims outcomes. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB: Payroll Exclusion Rule, COVID-19 Shutdown Don't Negate Physical Audit Requirements | 10/21/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Physical audit requirements are not being waived because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California said Tuesday during an online presentation meant to clarify a payroll exclusion rule. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Releases 2020 Stats Report | 10/21/2020 | |
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| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California issued its unit statistical report data submitted for policy years 2003 to 2017. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Doesn't Assert Viable Labor Law Claim for Fall | 10/21/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action were entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claim based on her injuries from a fall caused by her lanyard being caught on the handrail of a scaffold. ...Read More | |||
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WCS: Insurer Action Required on PTD, Death Benefit COLAs | 10/21/2020 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section said insurer action is required with respect to cost-of-living adjustments for all permanent total disability and death benefits claims. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall From Unsecured Ladder | 10/20/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from an unsecured ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Witnesses Slam D.C.'s Dual Comp System | 10/19/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
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| For almost three hours Friday, Washington, D.C., leaders heard from two dozen injured workers and attorneys who testified about how strange and capricious the district's workers' compensation system has become. ...Read More | |||
