Workers' Compensation News
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Court Revives Worker's Suit Against Employer to Allow Addition of Retaliation Claim | 04/20/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 79 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read | |||
| The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that a hospital worker embroiled in a long-running dispute with her employer over alleged delays in treatment for her compensable injuries was wrongly denied an opportunity to amend her complaint before a trial judge dismissed it. ...Read More | |||
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Correctional Officer Capable of Returning to Work After Assault by Inmate | 04/20/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 89 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 21 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that substantial evidence supported an administrative determination that a corrections officer was capable of returning to limited duty employment after undergoing spinal surgery to address injuries from an assault by an inmate. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Coverage for Surgery Necessitated by Worsening of Degenerative Condition | 04/20/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 76 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 9 min read | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals found that a worker was entitled to coverage for her knee replacement surgery, since substantial evidence supported a conclusion that the procedure was necessary to treat the worsening of a degenerative condition that had been accelerated by an industrial i...Read More | |||
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Medical Trends Driving Rate Decreases Could Be Ending | 04/19/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 745 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 49 min read | |||
| Falling medical costs in California workers’ compensation system that helped drive down the advisory pure premium rate over the past several years might be coming to an end. ...Read More | |||
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After Replay of 2017 Work Comp Bills, Gov's Race Pivotal for Future Reforms | 04/19/2018 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 217 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 97 min read | |||
| Illinois’ legislative session is shaping up as a replay of last year as far as workers’ comp is concerned, with Democratic lawmakers resurrecting two bills that the state’s Republican governor vetoed in 2017. ...Read More | |||
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WC Board Touts Higher Fee Schedules for Providers | 04/19/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 267 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 89 min read | |||
| Health care providers are welcoming a plan by the New York State Workers' Compensation Board to raise reimbursement rates for the first time in years, and employers don't feel so bad themselves. ...Read More | |||
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WC Carriers Must Now Give Ample Warning When Premiums Are Set to Rise | 04/19/2018 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 65 | 0 | |||
| Insurance carriers were reminded this week to give employers 30 days' notice when renewal policy premiums will rise by more than 10%. ...Read More | |||
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Evidence Didn't Support Inference That Worker's Intoxication Led to Fatal Accident | 04/19/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 152 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 13 min read | |||
| Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal on Wednesday overturned a denial of benefits to a worker’s widow, deciding that the record evidence did not support a finding that his intoxication contributed to his death from being struck by a truck. ...Read More | |||
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Report Examines Controversy Surrounding Doctor's Push for Objectivity | 04/19/2018 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 136 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 10 min read | |||
| As part of its continuing, serial coverage of issues in Hawaii’s workers’ compensation system, the Honolulu Civil Beat set out to investigate whether an influential physician is an advocate for injured workers or a bagman who helps employers skirt liability for occupational injuries....Read More | |||
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Reciprocal Coverage, Gig Worker Definition Bills Awaiting Final Votes | 04/19/2018 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 117 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 76 min read | |||
| Colorado lawmakers are considering bills that would allow reciprocal coverage exemptions for workers temporarily in the state and define when a gig economy worker should be classified as an employee. ...Read More | |||
