Workers' Compensation News
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Split Supreme Court Revives Oil Rig Worker's Vicarious Liability Claim Against Employer | 04/17/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 112 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 14 min read | |||
| A divided Texas Supreme Court last week ruled that a worker may be able to hold his employer vicariously liable for the alleged negligence of his colleague while driving them from their work site to their employer-provided bunkhouse. ...Read More | |||
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Court Clarifies Basis for Penalty After Carrier's Unreasonable Notice of Closure | 04/17/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 77 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals clarified that the penalty provided for in a former statute must be based on the total amount of compensation due a claimant at the time of a carrier’s unreasonable notice of closure. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Forfeited Entitlement to Benefits by Lying About His Employability | 04/17/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 89 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 5 min read | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker forfeited his entitlement to benefits by lying during deposition about his ability to work and the fact that he was working for a new employer. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Approves Study of Bill-Review Costs | 04/17/2018 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 96 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 315 min read | |||
| A policy committee in the Hawaii House of Representatives approved a resolution calling for a study of the extent to which medical bill review drives workers’ compensation costs. ...Read More | |||
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New Electronic Filing System On the Way at DWC | 04/17/2018 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 99 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read | |||
| The Iowa Division of Workers’ Compensation expects to roll out a new electronic filing system late this year and has hired a new deputy commissioner, according to a newsletter. ...Read More | |||
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Report From Psychologist Didn't Override Contrary Opinion From Different Expert | 04/17/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 67 | 2 | Popular with Legal | 10 min read | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a psychologist’s opinion as to a worker’s inability to maintain any form of sustained remunerative employment did not invalidate a prior report from a different expert who concluded that the worker remained employable. ...Read More | |||
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Lockton Names Said Taiym EVP, Chief Digital Officer | 04/17/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 34 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 32 min read | |||
| Lockton has named Said Taiym executive vice president and chief digital officer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Injured Worker's Malpractice Claims Against Former Attorneys | 04/17/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 116 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 17 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court revived an injured worker’s malpractice action against his former attorneys, finding there was a triable question as to whether his claims should have been time-barred. ...Read More | |||
| No Need for Authorization Form on Rx Refills, Agency Says | 04/17/2018 | ||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 123 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 48 min read | |||
| Louisiana's workers' compensation regulators are giving health care providers a bit of a break on paperwork. The state's Workforce Commission, Office of Workers' Compensation Administration, announced that the LWC-WC-1010 form, long required for medications exceeding ...Read More | |||
| Division Accepts Public Comment on Letting Physician Assistants Sign Work Status Reports | 04/17/2018 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 97 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 60 min read | |||
| The Division of Workers' Compensation is accepting public comment on a rule that would allow physicians' assistants to sign and file work status reports, and send copies to injured workers by email. The rule is in keeping with legislation passed last year that auth...Read More | |||
