Workers' Compensation News
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Employer Must Pay for Cardiac Care Rendered to Worker with Chest Muscle Injury | 02/26/2015 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that an employer was liable for a worker's $19,655.91 hospital bill after he underwent extensive treatment for a heart attack, when all he had was a strained chest muscle. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Had Duty to Inform Carrier about Claim after Applying for renewed Coverage | 02/25/2015 | |
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| By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter) | |||
| State: AZ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that an employer did not have coverage for a worker's accident, w...Read More | |||
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Employers' Net Income Rises 57.8% in 2014 | 02/20/2015 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Employers Holdings, a Reno, Nevada-based national workers' compensation carrier, grew its net income 57.8% in 2014. ...Read More | |||
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Experts: PT Network Appears to be Inflating Bills Using Coding Modifier | 02/19/2015 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
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Employees Allege Pizza Parlor Misreported Payroll | 02/18/2015 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Former employees of a pizza parlor in Southern California allege they were paid off the books, claims that are not being investigated by local prosecutors, according to an ABC affiliate in Santa Barbara. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusive Remedy no Protection against Negligence Claim for False Positive on Drug Test | 02/17/2015 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
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| Employers Have No 3-Day Waiting Period for Claiming Wage Subsidies Worker on Light Duty | 02/13/2015 | ||
| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals ruled that the statutory three-day waiting period on a worker's ability to receive temporary total disability benefits after an injury does not affect an employer's ability to claim wage subsidies from the Department of Labor and Industries for the first th...Read More | |||
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Employer not on the Hook for the Cost of Counseling Claimant's Caretaker Wife | 02/12/2015 | |
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| By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter) | |||
| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled that the employer of a severely injured worker cannot be held liable for the cost of individualized counseling sessions to the employee's wife, to help her cope with her husband's condition and be better equipped to serve as his primary care-ta...Read More | |||
| Employers Owe $3.2M in Premiums; Bill to Increase Penalties Dies | 02/11/2015 | ||
| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Wyoming employers owe $3,228,673 to the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services for unpaid premiums and many employers have failed to pay fines, but a bill that would have put more teeth into the state's enforcement efforts died in the Senate last week, according to a ...Read More | |||
| Employer's Request for Reimbursement for Asbestos-Related Death Benefits Was Untimely | 02/09/2015 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a self-insured employer was not entitled to reimbursement for the death benefits payable for a worker who died from his industrial exposure to asbestos since its claim was time-barred. Case: Connolly v. Consolidated Edison, No. 518246, 01/29/2015, pub...Read More | |||
