Workers' Compensation News
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Senate President's Bill Would Create Appeals Court but Would Eliminate ALJs | 02/07/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Outside of settlements, claimants' and insurance attorneys say they don't agree on much. But in West Virginia, both sides are raising questions about a bill that would revamp the workers' compensation court system. ...Read More | |||
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State Gives Full Term to Commissioner Rapaport | 02/07/2020 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Virginia General Assembly unanimously approved Robert Rapaport for a full six-year term as a workers’ compensation commissioner. The Hous...Read More | |||
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Senate Wants Comp Board to Report Yearly on Misclassification | 02/07/2020 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Indiana Senate this week stepped into the issue of worker misclassification by approving a bill that would require the state Workers' Compensation Board and three other agencies to annually report on the extent of the problem. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Dispatcher PTSD Bill | 02/06/2020 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Colorado Senate unanimously approved a bill that would allow 911 dispatchers to receive workers' compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
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Safety National Announces Reorganization of Executive Management Team | 02/06/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Safety National is making changes to its executive management structure that will take effect April 1. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Bill to Make Volunteer Firefighters and Staff Fully Covered by Comp | 02/05/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Pennsylvania bill that would clarify that thousands of volunteer firefighters and support personnel should be considered employees passed the state Senate on Monday and is expected to breeze through the House of Representatives in coming weeks. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Revives School Worker's Claim for Unexplained Fall | 02/04/2020 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled that the Compensation Appeals Board erred in denying a worker’s claim for benefits after an unexplained fall in a school hallway. ...Read More | |||
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School District to Reinstate, Pay $102,905 to Whistleblower | 02/04/2020 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration ordered the Dearborn Heights School District to pay more than $100,000 to an employee wrongfully terminated in retaliation for reporting unsafe working conditions. ...Read More | |||
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State Has Highest Litigation, Indemnity Costs, WCRI Report Shows | 02/04/2020 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Pennsylvania continues to have some of the highest workers' compensation costs in the country, from indemnity benefits to litigation expenses, a Workers Compensation Research Institute report shows. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Suspends Veteran Attorney for Misconduct | 02/03/2020 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Louisiana Supreme Court last week suspended a veteran attorney with a history of disciplinary actions for a period of one year and one day. ...Read More | |||
