Workers' Compensation News
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Workers' Comp Settlement Doesn't Bar Disability Discrimination Claim | 07/25/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court revived an injured worker’s disability discrimination claim against his employer, finding that the terms of his workers’ compensation settlement did not release his claim. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB C&R Committee Meets Aug. 6 | 07/25/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An advisory committee to California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will discuss adding another significant digit to expected loss rates and pure premium rates during an Aug. 6 meeting. ...Read More | |||
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Widow Timely Files Asbestos-Related Occupational Disease Claim | 07/23/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a widow timely filed her claim for benefits for a worker’s death from an occupational disease caused by his asbestos exposure and that she presented sufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict in her favor....Read More | |||
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Worker Loses Evidentiary Challenge to Fraud Convictions | 07/22/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld an injured worker’s fraud convictions. Waliullah Nazari fell from a ladder while working in...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Failed to Connect Neck Injury to PTSD Diagnosis Not Entitled to Reopen Claim | 07/18/2024 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to reopen his claim for a neck injury because he failed to prove that the accident contributed to his claimed mental health condition. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Webinar to Cover Trends in Drug Payments | 07/18/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute is holding a 30-minute webinar Aug. 1 to discuss key findings from its study of interstate variation and trends in work comp drug payments. ...Read More | |||
| WCS Opens Registration for Training Session | 07/17/2024 | ||
| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section is holding a basic orientation training session online on Aug. 1. The free educational program covers the basic work comp regulatory processes and a review of forms needed when occupational injuries or illnesses occur. Training will b...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Posts 2024 Interactive Industry Statistics Report | 07/15/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Friday posted the latest edition of its annual report identifying premium, exposure and loss information based on unit statistical report data. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Should Have Been Denied Leave to Add Defendant to Labor Law Claim | 07/15/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been denied permission to amend his complaint to add a new defendant to his Labor Law action. ...Read More | |||
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WCC Opens Registration for 2024 Conference | 07/12/2024 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission opened registration for its 2024 Education Conference and Exhibition in October. The&...Read More | |||
