Workers' Compensation News
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L&I Announces 5% COLA Increase in Benefits
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07/09/2018
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 141 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 13 min read
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Time-loss and pension benefits will increase by 5% for most workers who were injured before July 1, 2017, due to a change in the state’s average wage, the Department of Labor & Industries announced Friday.
The cost-of-living adjustment increases the maximum monthly benefit, to $...Read More
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Fire Chief Makes Pitch for PTSD Coverage
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07/09/2018
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State: ID | Segment: WEST | 86 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 162 min read
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In the wake of a mass stabbing that killed a 3-year-old and injured five other children in Idaho’s capital city, Boise Fire Chief Dennis Doan says it’s time that the state’s workers’ compensation system covers first responders who claim to develop post-traumatic stress dis...Read More
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Court Upholds Compensability of Worker's Neck Injury but Remands for Additional Findings
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07/09/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 114 | 0 | Popular with Other | 11 min read
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a worker had established the compensability of a neck injury following a work accident. However, the court said the Industrial Commission needed to make additional findings about her wage-earning capacity and the effect of her employer’s f...Read More
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Homeowners Had No Liability to Injured Independent Contractor
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07/09/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 102 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 8 min read
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A New York appellate court ruled the owners of a residential property were entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claim for a fall from the roof of their home.
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Defendants Should Have Been Granted Dismissal of Labor Law Claim
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07/09/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 130 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 24 min read
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A divided New York appellate court ruled that a general contractor and property owner were entitled to summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim based on his fall from an improperly placed ladder.
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Man Charged in Massive Check-Cashing Fraud in Miami
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07/09/2018
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 760 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 48 min read
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A man who was convicted of workers' compensation fraud in 2012 has now been charged in connection with a $500 million fraudulent check-cashing enterprise that helped contractors pay workers in cash and avoid compensation costs.
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More Plea Agreements on Horizon in Bill Mill Case
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07/06/2018
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 1284 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 18 min read
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A chiropractor accused of running capping and billing schemes at medical mills in Los Angeles and California’s Central Valley, and a psychologist indicted on charges of paying kickbacks for referrals, have apparently reached a deal with federal prosecutors.
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