Workers' Compensation News
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DWC Proposes Changes to Voucher Rules | 12/04/2024 | |
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| The California Division of Workers' Compensation is proposing changes to the rules governing the Supplemental Job Displacement Benefits voucher. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Moves to CourtCall in March | 12/04/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation announced that all hearings currently held using telephone conference lines will transition to the CourtCall video platform, effective March 1. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Summary Judgment in Worker's Claim | 12/04/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A Texas appellate court revived a worker’s claim for injuries from a car accident that happened while he was driving home in his work vehicle. ...Read More | |||
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Proposed Rule Would Allow Remote MMI Exams | 12/04/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| Treating doctors would be allowed to perform maximum medical improvement examinations by telemedicine or telehealth under rules proposed by the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Civil Suit Against Property Owner for Worker's Fatal Accident | 12/04/2024 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The Tennessee Court of Appeals revived a widow’s civil suit for a worker’s death against the property owner where the accident happened. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Overturns PPD Award to Injured Coal Miner | 12/04/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a permanent partial disability award to an injured coal miner, finding further evidence on apportionment was needed. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Apportionment of Truck Driver's Disability Between Two Accidents | 12/04/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the apportionment of an injured truck driver’s disability between his most recent work accident and a decades-old accident. ...Read More | |||
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Loss Costs to Decrease 5.3% in 2025 | 12/04/2024 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| Workers' compensation loss cost rates will decrease by an average of 5.3% in Missouri, effective Jan. 1. The National Council on Compensatio...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Grants Mandamus Relief to Widow Seeking Loss-of-Use Award | 12/03/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a widow was entitled to mandamus relief directing the Industrial Commission to reconsider her entitlement to a loss-of-use award. ...Read More | |||
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Partial Arm Amputation Leads to Fine for Flooring Manufacturer | 12/03/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Federal workplace safety regulators fined a hardwood flooring manufacturer in Ohio $255,528 after a 23-year-old worker suffered a partial arm amputation. ...Read More | |||
