Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Who Witnessed Death of Colleague Can't Bring IIED Claim Against Employer | 06/08/2020 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that an employee who allegedly suffered emotional distress after witnessing the grisly death of a colleague could not bring a tort claim against his employer under a recognized exception to the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act...Read More | |||
| Worker Lawsuit Alleges Violation of COVID-19 Sick Leave Law After She Was Terminated | 06/05/2020 | ||
| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| While employer and insurance groups have urged virus-sickened workers to utilize the sick leave provided by new federal COVID-19 laws — and avoid filing workers' compensation claims — a federal lawsuit in Florida contends that's not working out so well. ...Read More | |||
| Worker Can Proceed witk Comp Claim for Injuries from Allegedly Unexplainable Fall | 06/05/2020 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that a security guard can proceed with her claim for benefits for her injuries from an alleged fall of unknown cause. ...Read More | |||
| WCS Accepting Applications for Approved Provider List | 06/05/2020 | ||
| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section is accepting applications from providers who want to be added to its Treating Panel of Physicians and Chiropractors. ...Read More | |||
| Worker who Got Benefits for Injury from Assault Can't Use Assault to Prove Hostile Work Environment | 06/05/2020 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled that a worker could not include an on-the-job assault by a colleague in her allegations to support a claim of sexual harassment since she received workers’ compensation benefits for her injuries from the assault. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Committee Recommends New Telecommuting Classification | 06/03/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau committee on Tuesday approved new classification codes for telecommuters, as officials predict a continuing shift away from onsite workspaces in California — even after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Study: Overall WC Claim Frequency Decreases During Recessions | 06/02/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Over the past six decades, workers’ compensation claim frequency has “decreased modestly” during times of economic recession, according to a new study...Read More | |||
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WCC Issues Guidelines as In-Person Trials Resume | 06/01/2020 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission said attorneys shouldn’t linger in its building when it resumes in-person trials today. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Misrepresentations About Medical History Result in Forfeiture of Benefits | 06/01/2020 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for her alleged injuries due to dishonesty about her medical history. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB: Fewer — but More Costly — Claims Expected Under Newsom's COVID Presumption | 05/29/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California could see fewer than expected workers’ compensation claims related to COVID-19 under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order, but they on average are likely to be more expensive, according to a new cost ...Read More | |||
