Workers' Compensation News
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AWCA Doesn't Govern Retaliation Claims for Workers Injured Before Act's Effective Date
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04/25/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 720 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 7 min read
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The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Monday maintained its position that the Administrative Workers’ Compensation Act does not govern retaliatory discharge claims by workers who were fired after the act took effect but allege the firing was done in retaliation for the pursuit of comp benefits...Read More
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WCAB Seeks Answers After DIR Attorney Allegedly Read Their Email
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04/24/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 8101 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 43 min read
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Six weeks before California Department of Industrial Relations Director Christine Baker suddenly announced her retirement, four Workers' Compensation Appeals Board commissioners sent an angry letter to the agency's top lawyer asking why a staff attorney had been reading their emails....Read More
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National Guideline Clearinghouse To Be Discontinued in July
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04/24/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 2347 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read
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The National Guideline Clearinghouse, which for nearly two years has been at the center of a debate over evidence-based treatment guidelines in workers’ comp, will be discontinued in July, a federal agency announced Monday.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality within the U...Read More
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Changes in Comp Law Allow for Potential Tort Liability for Fatal Heart Attack
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04/24/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 778 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 145 min read
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The Kansas Court of Appeals last week revived a widow’s negligence suit against the company nurse for her late husband’s employer, finding the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act did not shield the nurse and the employer from liability.
While the ...Read More
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L&I Ceremony to Recognize People Killed at Work in 2017
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04/24/2018
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 542 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 4 min read
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The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries will commemorate people who died at work last year during an April 26 ceremony in Tumwater.
The department said it will recognize the 65 work-related deaths recorded in 2017 during its Worker Memorial Day ceremony. The names of each ...Read More
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OWCP Rule Clarifies Min, Max Rates Under Longshore and Harbor Act
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04/24/2018
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 744 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 39 min read
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs has adopted new regulations that clarify how maximum and minimum compensation rates apply to claims payable under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.
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Medical Advisory Committee Cancels June Meeting
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04/24/2018
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 594 | 2 | Popular with Vendor | 15 min read
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Oregon’s Medical Advisory Committee cancelled a meeting scheduled for June 15 and announced that its next meeting will be held Aug. 17.
The committee was created in 1965 to advise the Workers’ Compensation Division on issues relating to medical care. Committee members this yea...Read More
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