Workers' Compensation News
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Requirement to Provide Email Address for Claim Documents Takes Effect | 03/03/2021 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 135 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 123 min read | |||
| The North Carolina Industrial Commission, in a notice posted to its website, said that effective March 1, all carriers, third-party administrators and self-insured employers are required to provide an email address that is used to r...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill to Add People Working Through DHS Programs to Definition of Employee | 03/03/2021 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 81 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 35 min read | |||
| People who provide services for programs administered by the state Department of Human Services would no longer be excluded from the definition of “employee,” under a bill the Oklahoma House of Representatives passed. ...Read More | |||
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Lawsuit Says Governor Is Shielding Comp Official Accused of Bullying, Harassment | 03/03/2021 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 144 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 9 min read | |||
| A lawsuit filed Friday claims New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s office ordered state departments to withhold record requests to shield a workers’ compensation official who has a history of bullying and harassing employees, according to a ...Read More | |||
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Grand Jury Brings More Charges Against Men Accused of Defrauding Comp Carrier | 03/03/2021 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 108 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 13 min read | |||
| A federal grand jury in Massachusetts handed down more charges against two men already accused of committing employment tax and mail fraud, according to the Department of Justice. ...Read More | |||
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Stakeholders, Industry Watchers Say New MLFS Unlikely to Fix Med-Legal Issues | 03/02/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 755 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 79 min read | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation’s final Medical-Legal Fee Schedule proposal may represent a step forward, but it’s not as big a step as many had hoped for, some stakeholders and indus...Read More | |||
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Court Finds City Retaliated Against Injured Firefighter Who Misused Leave | 03/02/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 448 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 37 min read | |||
| A California appellate court upheld an administrative determination that a municipal employer retaliated against a firefighter for engaging in protected union activities but that he had also misused his leave time. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Prohibit Using Positive THC Test in Employment Decisions | 03/02/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 434 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 52 min read | |||
| California employers would be prohibited from making certain employment decisions based on the fact that a person tested positive for the psychoactive component in cannabis. ...Read More | |||
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San Diego-Based Insurer Adds New VP to Executive Staff | 03/02/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 380 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 155 min read | |||
| ICW Group Insurance Cos. in San Diego says it has named a new vice president of product and pricing. ...Read More | |||
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Independent Intervening Cause Principle Inapplicable if Employee Suffers Only Increase in Pain | 03/02/2021 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 105 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 20 min read | |||
| The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel ruled that if a worker’s activity results in an increase in pain but there is no new injury or aggravation of a prior compensable injury, the independent intervening cause principle is not applicable to...Read More | |||
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Injured Nurse Gets Coverage for Neck Surgery, Penalty Against Employer | 03/02/2021 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 85 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 238 min read | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that an injured nurse was entitled to an award of benefits for a neck surgery that was related to her on-the-job injury, and to an award of penalties based on her employer’s termination of benefits without reasonable cause. ...Read More | |||
