Workers' Compensation News
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Heyl Royster Names Craig Young as Managing Partner | 10/09/2018 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 72 | 0 | Popular with Medical | 216 min read | |||
| Workers’ comp defense attorney Craig S. Young has been elected managing partner of Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Disability Retirement Benefits for Correctional Officer's Stairwell Fall | 10/09/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 81 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 10 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned the denial of duty disability retirement benefits to a correctional officer who suffered injuries in a stairwell fall after being startled by an inmate. ...Read More | |||
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6th Circuit Upholds Award of Black-Lung Benefits to Coal Worker's Widow | 10/09/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 100 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 8 min read | |||
| The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an award of black lung benefits to the widow of a coal facility worker who had developed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer. ...Read More | |||
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Expert Opinions Properly Excluded Due to Truck Driver's Failure to Disclose Witnesses | 10/09/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 81 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 3 min read | |||
| A divided federal appellate court panel ruled that a truck driver’s failure to name his expert witnesses was fatal to his ability to prove causation for injuries from a fall. ...Read More | |||
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Employer That Disciplined Workers for Injuries Ordered to Pay $100K | 10/09/2018 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 114 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 37 min read | |||
| A federal district judge upheld a $100,000 award to a Wisconsin employee who was fired for committing an “unsafe act” after reporting that he had twisted his ankle, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said. ...Read More | |||
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Effective Date for E-Billing Rules Postponed to July 1 | 10/09/2018 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 104 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 61 min read | |||
| The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission has delayed the effective date for proposed electronic billing regulations and made several revisions after hearing public comments. ...Read More | |||
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Commission Reports Big Jump in Fraud Charges and Collections | 10/09/2018 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 392 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 31 min read | |||
| The North Carolina Industrial Commission continues to crack the whip on employers that fail to obtain workers' compensation insurance, outpacing some larger states in the number of prosecutions. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Awards Another Grant for Keeping Carcinogens off Firefighters | 10/09/2018 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 90 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 2 min read | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation has awarded the Grand Rapids Township Fire Department a $15,000 grant to help keep carcinogens off of firefighting gear and clothing. ...Read More | |||
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Taxi Owner Must Pay $55,000 in Lapsed Premiums | 10/09/2018 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 88 | 0 | |||
| A taxi company owner must pay more than $55,000 in back premiums to the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation after pleading guilty last month to failure to comply. ...Read More | |||
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Fraud Charges Uncover High-Volume Radiology Business | 10/08/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 2420 | 7 | Popular with Legal | 44 min read | |||
| No single company was hit harder by the lien declaration requirement California lawmakers created in 2016 than Vital Imaging, a radiology firm that a federal grand jury alleges was part of a vast scheme to defraud carriers out of $284 million. ...Read More | |||
