Workers' Compensation News
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Employer Had Duty to Protect Worker's Family From Asbestos Exposure | 10/15/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 158 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 8 min read | |||
| The Virginia Supreme Court last week ruled that an employer has a duty to protect its employees' family members from potential exposure to asbestos fibers that the employee may carry home on his work clothes. ...Read More | |||
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Invalidation of IRE Process Allows Worker to Have Total Disability Status Reinstated | 10/15/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 157 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 8 min read | |||
| The Commonwealth Court ruled that a worker was entitled to reinstatement of total disability status following the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s invalidation of the state's impairment rating process. ...Read More | |||
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DCBS Releases State Ranking of Comp Insurance Costs | 10/15/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 103 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 122 min read | |||
| The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services has released a report that ranks New York, followed by California, as the most expensive states in the nation for workers’ compensa...Read More | |||
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Commission Ends Year Under Budget, Short on Staff | 10/15/2018 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 97 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 1 min read | |||
| The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission operated with only 54 of 63 authorized positions and spent only 82% of the money that was budgeted for it in fiscal year 2017-18, according to ...Read More | |||
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Husband-Wife Team Convicted in Pill Mill Scheme | 10/15/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 178 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 12 min read | |||
| A 64-year-old former physician and 60-year-old registered nurse have been convicted of drug trafficking charges in a pill mill scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, the U.S. Attorney’s office ...Read More | |||
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Worker Rebutted Presumption of Intoxication From Refusal to Take Drug Test | 10/15/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 165 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 7 min read | |||
| The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals overturned the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits, finding that he had successfully rebutted the presumption that his injuries were caused by intoxication. ...Read More | |||
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Electrocution Leads to Proposed $331K Fine | 10/15/2018 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 87 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 3 min read | |||
| A Pennsylvania contractor is facing proposed federal penalties of $331,101 after a worker was electrocuted at a Johnstown job site. Insight ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Injured Police Officer's Challenge to Termination After 2-Year Leave | 10/15/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 85 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of an injured police officer’s challenge to her employer’s decision to fire her after waiting two years for her to return to duty. ...Read More | |||
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Drop the Chatter When Correcting Filing Errors, Department Says | 10/15/2018 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 178 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 100 min read | |||
| In keeping with Gov. Bruce Rauner's 2016 "Cutting the Red Tape" initiative, the Illinois Department of Insurance has proposed a rule change that would let businesses drop the narrative when correcting filing errors. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Shouldn't Have Excused Worker's Delay in Filing Claim | 10/15/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 97 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 47 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a judge’s finding that a worker’s delay in filing a claim for alleged injuries was excusable. ...Read More | |||
