Workers' Compensation News
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Southern California Firefighter Gets 90 Days in Jail for Comp Fraud | 01/19/2021 | |
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| A Ventura County firefighter was sentenced to 90 days in jail and two years of probation after pleading guilty to workers’ compensation fraud, prosecutors said. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Approves Expanded Parking Lot Coverage Bill | 01/19/2021 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Senate has approved a bill that would classify most parking areas as part of the workplace, and injuries there would be covered by workers' comp. ...Read More | |||
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Specific Loss Benefits Subject to Subrogation Lien | 01/15/2021 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the specific loss benefits payable to a worker’s daughter are subject to the employer’s subrogation lien. ...Read More | |||
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Stander Reubens Thomas Kinsey Names Paul Wolfe as Newest Shareholder | 01/14/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers’ compensation defense firm Stander Reubens Thomas Kinsey announced that Paul G. Wolfe has become its newest shareholder. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Liability for Subcontractor's Comp Coverage | 01/14/2021 | |
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| State: ND | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The North Dakota Supreme Court upheld the imposition of liability for an uninsured subcontractor’s comp coverage on a general contractor. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Clarifies Calculation of Reimbursement for Meds | 01/14/2021 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a pharmacy was entitled to payment of its bill for a compound cream it dispensed at 110% of average wholesale drug prices. ...Read More | |||
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Single-Subject Bill Proposes COVID Presumption for School Workers | 01/13/2021 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A single-subject bill introduced in the Minnesota House of Representatives this week would create a presumption that COVID-19 is compensable for specified school workers. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Amends Prior Ruling Overturning Denial of Benefits | 01/12/2021 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Hawaii Supreme Court issued a revised decision overturning a denial of additional benefits to a worker for a back injury. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Side Effects of Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Could Result in Workers' Comp Claims | 01/08/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An employee who suffers a bad reaction after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination could file a workers’ compensation claim if his employer mandated the injection, industry experts said Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Says Worker Can't Maintain Suit Against Employer's Joint Venturer | 01/07/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker could not maintain a civil suit against the lessor of a property where he allegedly suffered injuries, since the party was a joint venturer with his employer. ...Read More | |||
