Workers' Compensation News
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Failure to Provide Safe Access to Fuel Tank Room Leads to Labor Law Liability | 11/19/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from trying to use an oil barrel to climb into a fuel tank room. ...Read More | |||
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Former State Attorney Candidate Found Not Guilty of Comp Fraud | 11/01/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former Florida State Attorney candidate was found not guilty of workers’ compensation fraud, according to a report by ABC affilia...Read More | |||
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Filing Delay Sinks Claim by Worker With Disabling Lung Condition | 10/15/2021 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that a worker waited too long to file a claim for benefits for his lung condition after becoming disabled. ...Read More | |||
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Fraudster Who Married Prosecutor Can't Get Conviction Vacated | 09/27/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that a workers’ compensation fraudster who later married the prosecutor from her trial was not entitled to have her conviction vacated. ...Read More | |||
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Falling Opioid Use Continues to Push Down Comp Pharma Costs, Drug Survey Finds | 09/27/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A consistent drop in opioid use continued to drive down workers’ compensation pharmacy costs across the U.S. last year, capping a five-year trend that showed opioid spending declined by more than $579 million over that time, according to a drug survey report released Friday. ...Read More | |||
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Fee Available if Attorney Secures TD Award on Reconsideration | 09/21/2021 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that claimants’ attorneys are entitled to an award of assessed fees if they obtain temporary disability benefits for workers in proceedings on reconsideration. ...Read More | |||
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Firm Fails to State Viable Claim Against Commission | 09/15/2021 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a law firm failed to state a viable claim against the Workers’ Compensation Commission for its failure to inform the firm about a hearing to approve a settlement. ...Read More | |||
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Fund Fails to Prove It Provided Notice of Decision to Accept Liability | 09/14/2021 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana Workers' Compensation Court ruled that the Uninsured Employers Fund was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a challenge to its decision to accept liability for a claim as untimely. ...Read More | |||
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Flight Attendant Gets Benefits for Occupational Disease Caused by Work Uniform | 09/13/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a flight attendant for an occupational disease caused by her exposure to chemicals used in the dye of her uniform. ...Read More | |||
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Frictional Costs on Decline but Still Higher Than Other States and Benefit Systems | 09/09/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Frictional costs in California’s workers’ compensation system are declining but remain the highest of any other comp system in the country and much higher than other benefit systems, according to an initial analysis from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau....Read More | |||
