Workers' Compensation News
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CHSWC Releases Active Shooter Fact Sheet | 01/17/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 378 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 30 min read | |||
| California’s Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation released an active shooter fact sheet addressing what schools and school employees can do to prevent shooting incidents. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Ditch Dynamex Test for Borello | 01/17/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 673 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 31 min read | |||
| The old test to determine whether a California worker is an employee would replace the new test that went into effect at the start of the year, under recently introduced legislation. ...Read More | |||
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Business Group Happy That IME Review Ended With Few Recommendations | 01/17/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 214 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 29 min read | |||
| NEW YORK — Despite criticism from labor and some medical interests that a committee tasked with recommending fixes to the state's independent medical exam system failed to agree on any substantive changes, that's not such a bad thing, an employer representative said Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can Bring Retaliatory Discharge Suit Before Filing Comp Claim | 01/17/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 156 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 17 min read | |||
| A Florida appellate court revived an injured worker’s retaliatory discharge suit against his former employer even though he did not file a workers’ compensation claim until after he was fired. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Gets Authority to Settle Claim, but No Right to Lump-Sum Reimbursement | 01/17/2020 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 120 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 25 min read | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a judge properly granted an insurance carrier settlement authority of a claim that had been accepted by the state Workers’ Compensation Second Injury Board. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Webinar to Cover System Costs, Trends | 01/17/2020 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 110 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 31 min read | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute will host a free webinar Jan. 30 covering key cost drivers, trends and the performance of Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation system as compared to 17 other states. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Opens Registration for Workplace Safety and Health Conference | 01/17/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 99 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 69 min read | |||
| The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation opened registration for the 2020 Ohio Safety Congress & Expo being held March 11-13 in Columbus. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Announces March 31 Deadline for Safety Grant Applications | 01/17/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 79 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 47 min read | |||
| Ohio employers have until March 31 to apply for grants from the Bureau of Workers' Compensation to invest in workplace safety measures. Employ...Read More | |||
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DWC Opens Registration for Designated Doctor Training | 01/17/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 115 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 16 min read | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation opened registration for designated doctor and maximum medical improvement/impairment rating training classes for new and recertifying doctors. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Attorney's Request for Increased Fee | 01/17/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 120 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board to reduce a fee requested by an attorney who represented a worker in an occupational disease claim. ...Read More | |||
