Workers' Compensation News
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Senate Passes Lump Sum Settlement Bill | 02/12/2021 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 176 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 88 min read | |||
| The Washington state Senate unanimously passed a bill that would give injured workers eligible to settle their claims the option of receiving a lump sum payment. ...Read More | |||
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MLAC to Discuss Amendments to Bills on Claim Reporting, Police and Fire Presumptions | 02/12/2021 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 170 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 174 min read | |||
| Members of Oregon’s Management-Labor Advisory Committee on Feb. 19 will discuss amendments proposed for two bills — one that would mandate electronic claim filing and another that would apply an occupational disease presumption for some police and fire employees. ...Read More | |||
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State's First Woman Comp Commissioner Reappointed for Another Term | 02/12/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 161 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 178 min read | |||
| Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Cassie Brown to another two-year term as workers' compensation commissioner. ...Read More | |||
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Law Now Requires, Not Allows, Direct Deposit | 02/12/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 567 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 99 min read | |||
| Just a few months after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law allowing injured workers to opt for direct deposit of benefits, he has signed another bill requiring the direct electronic payments when requested. ...Read More | |||
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First Employer Charged Under Misclassification Law Pleads Guilty | 02/12/2021 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 385 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 29 min read | |||
| One of four people charged in the first-ever application of a 2011 Pennsylvania misclassification law has pleaded guilty. Armando Garcia-Ramirez, 55...Read More | |||
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COVID Pandemic Worsens Mental Health Challenges Facing Workers' Comp, Researchers Say | 02/11/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 685 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 111 min read | |||
| The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated hurdles to treating injured workers’ mental health, and stakeholders will have to rely on new approaches even after the worst of the virus has passed, according to researchers at case management firm Coventry. ...Read More | |||
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Union Attorney Warns District That Return to Classrooms Will Mean COVID Comp Claims | 02/11/2021 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 232 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 68 min read | |||
| Locked in a fight with the state's second-largest school district over a plan to return to classrooms during the coronavirus pandemic, Florida teachers have pulled out a new weapon: the threat of increased workers' compensation claims. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can Assert Occupational Disease Claim Based on Aggravation of Conditions | 02/11/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 255 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 24 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a clerical worker with a history of neck issues and a carpal tunnel syndrome diagnosis could still assert a viable occupational disease claim based on aggravation of her preexisting conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Board Needs to Explain Change in Parameters for Labor Market Attachment Findings | 02/11/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 211 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 28 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board needs to explain its decision to deny a reduced earnings award for a worker who involuntarily retired. ...Read More | |||
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Home Health Aide Remains in Scope of Employment While Running Errand | 02/11/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 239 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 83 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned the denial of benefits to a home health attendant who fell while on an errand with her client. ...Read More | |||
