Workers' Compensation News
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Wire Drawing Company Fined $299,339 for Hazards | 08/24/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a wire drawing company in Texas $299,339 for violations that include failing to provide fall protection for its workers. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Claim of Discrimination, Retaliation Dismissed | 08/21/2023 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Missouri appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing a substance abuse facility employee’s claim of alleged discrimination and workers’ compensation retaliation based on her termination for a positive drug test. ...Read More | |||
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WCA Announces Judicial Vacancy | 08/21/2023 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration is looking to fill a vacancy that will be created when an administrative law judge in Albuquerque retires in October. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Waits Too Long to Request Additional Benefits | 08/21/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an injured worker could not seek additional benefits more than three years after his employer stopped paying wage loss compensation. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Updates Loss Elimination Ratios, Advisory Plan Tables | 08/18/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California updated the loss elimination ratios used to compute classification relativities in the recently approved Sept. 1 regulatory filing. ...Read More | |||
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WCC Promotes Kristen McRee to Director of Administrative Services | 08/18/2023 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that former staff attorney Kristen McRee was promoted to a new position of director of administrative services. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Failure to Follow Procedure Leads to Dismissal of Challenge | 08/18/2023 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals dismissed a worker’s challenge to the denial of his claim for benefits based on his failure to follow the proper procedure for seeking review. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI to Review Medical Inflation Findings During Sept. 6 Webinar | 08/16/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute is holding a webinar Sept. 6 to discuss findings from its recent study on the effects of medical inflation. ...Read More | |||
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Widow Can't Pursue Civil Remedy for Worker's COVID Death | 08/14/2023 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that a grocery store worker’s widow could not pursue a civil remedy from his employer for his fatal alleged workplace exposure to COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Get Disfigurement Benefits for Surgery Scars | 08/14/2023 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals ruled that an injured school worker was not entitled to disfigurement compensation for his permanent scarring from a hernia repair. ...Read More | |||
