Workers' Compensation News
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Contractor Contests $455K Fine for Alleged Trench Hazards
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04/20/2018
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State: ND | Segment: NORTH | 35 | 0
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited an excavation contractor for allegedly exposing employees to trench cave-ins and other serious hazards while working on a municipal project in North Dakota.
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Worker Can't Compel Employer to Arbitrate Retaliation Claim
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04/20/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 111 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 157 min read
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A Texas appellate court ruled that an allegedly injured worker who initiated a retaliation lawsuit against his former employer could not compel the employer to arbitrate the dispute after it agreed to litigate.
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Court Overturns Denial of Benefits for Worker Who Was Reporting for Orientation
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04/20/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 99 | 1 | Popular with Legal | 8 min read
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The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a telemarketer was entitled to benefits for her injuries from an accident that occurred in the stairwell of her prospective employer's office while she was reporting for an orientation for potential new hires.
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Court Revives Worker's Suit Against Employer to Allow Addition of Retaliation Claim
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04/20/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 83 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read
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The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that a hospital worker embroiled in a long-running dispute with her employer over alleged delays in treatment for her compensable injuries was wrongly denied an opportunity to amend her complaint before a trial judge dismissed it.
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Correctional Officer Capable of Returning to Work After Assault by Inmate
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04/20/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 94 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 21 min read
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A New York appellate court ruled that substantial evidence supported an administrative determination that a corrections officer was capable of returning to limited duty employment after undergoing spinal surgery to address injuries from an assault by an inmate.
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Worker Gets Coverage for Surgery Necessitated by Worsening of Degenerative Condition
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04/20/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 79 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 9 min read
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals found that a worker was entitled to coverage for her knee replacement surgery, since substantial evidence supported a conclusion that the procedure was necessary to treat the worsening of a degenerative condition that had been accelerated by an industrial i...Read More
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Medical Trends Driving Rate Decreases Could Be Ending
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04/19/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 790 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 61 min read
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Falling medical costs in California workers’ compensation system that helped drive down the advisory pure premium rate over the past several years might be coming to an end.
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WC Board Touts Higher Fee Schedules for Providers
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04/19/2018
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: NY | Segment: Top | 275 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 87 min read
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Health care providers are welcoming a plan by the New York State Workers' Compensation Board to raise reimbursement rates for the first time in years, and employers don't feel so bad themselves.
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