Workers' Compensation News
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Court Overturns Summary Judgment Denying Exclusivity Defense | 04/27/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 967 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 74 min read | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that an employer should not have been denied the ability to assert an exclusive remedy defense to a worker’s personal injury claim, as a matter of law. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Opens Enrollment Period for MCO Selection | 04/27/2018 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 782 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 27 min read | |||
| The open enrollment period in which Ohio employers may select a workers’ comp managed care organization opens Monday and will run through 5:30 p.m. May 25. ...Read More | |||
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New Fee Schedule Would Raise Conversion Factors Slightly | 04/27/2018 | |
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| State: SD | Segment: NORTH | 805 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 24 min read | |||
| South Dakota's Division of Labor and Management will hold a public hearing May 14 on a proposed revision to the workers' compensation fee schedule, the division announced. ...Read More | |||
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Broker Accused of Pocketing Commercial Policy Premiums | 04/27/2018 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 1888 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 95 min read | |||
| An insurance broker has been charged with insurance fraud for allegedly failing to submit to insurance companies $93,444 in payments for commercial policies between 2014 and 2016. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says It Lacks Authority to Review Temporary Awards of Benefits | 04/27/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 927 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 1 min read | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that it lacked jurisdiction to review an employer’s challenge to a worker’s award of temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Pursue Tort Claim Against Alter Ego of Employer | 04/27/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 963 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 23 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker could not proceed with her negligence suit against a property owner for her injuries from a fall, since the property owner was an alter ego of her employer. ...Read More | |||
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Old Republic Reports Decreased Comp Claim Costs in Q1 | 04/27/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 1009 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 76 min read | |||
| Old Republic International Corp. on Thursday reported net income for the first quarter at $4 million, a 96% drop from a net income of $113 million in the same quarter of 2017. ...Read More | |||
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Court Clarifies Task-Loss Analysis for Worker Who Didn't Abide by 'Permanent' Restrictions | 04/27/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 899 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 71 min read | |||
| The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that an assessment of a worker’s lost ability to perform work tasks cannot include “theoretical work tasks” precluded by medical restrictions for a prior injury if the worker never followed the limitations. ...Read More | |||
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Senator Considering Whether to Propose Allowing All Carriers to Pay Benefits by Debit Card | 04/26/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1927 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 22 min read | |||
| California will take baby steps toward the use of debit cards to pay workers' compensation benefits, but might expand their use later once it is shown that injured workers' won't be stuck with exorbitant fees, the chairman of the senate's labor committee said. ...Read More | |||
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PEO Registration Bill Heads to Governor's Desk | 04/26/2018 | |
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| By: Carrie Miller (correspondent) | |||
| State: MO | Segment: Top | 1259 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 54 min read | |||
| Missouri is poised to become the 41st state to establish a licensing requirement for professional employer organizations, assuming Gov. Eric Greitens — who has been under felony indictment since March — signs the legislation. ...Read More | |||
