Workers' Compensation News
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Bills to Maintain Debit Card Payments, Extend Presumptions in SD Go to Senate Floor | 06/28/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Bills that would give fire and rescue workers in San Diego the same presumptions as other first responders, and allow California carriers to continue using debit cards to pay indemnity benefits, bypassed a fiscal committee and are now up for a vote by the full Senate. ...Read More | |||
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SCOTUS Says Railway Consented to State Jurisdiction for Mechanic's FELA Claim | 06/28/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that principles of due process allowed an injured freight car mechanic’s suit against a Virginia-based railway to be heard in Pennsylvania. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Upholds Award for Worker With Back Injury | 06/28/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for a back injury from slipping on gravel at work. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Seeks Input on Informal Designated Doctor Billing and Reimbursement Rules | 06/28/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has published informal working draft rule amendments for the agency’s designated doctor billing and reimbursements rules and is seeking input on the proposed changes. ...Read More | |||
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No Indemnity Benefits for Worker Detached From Labor Market | 06/28/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to indemnity benefits for the time he was unattached to the labor market. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Injured Leaping From Falling Ladder Gets Summary Judgment | 06/28/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for injuries from jumping from a ladder as it tilted. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Reminds Employers of OSHA's Emphasis on Heat Safety | 06/28/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The arrival of triple-digit temperatures in Texas prompted the state Division of Workers’ Compensation to remind employers of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s National Emphasis Program to protect workers from heat-related hazards and injuries. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Emphasizes Heat Safety With Arrival of Summer | 06/28/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Summer is here, and with it comes periods of excessive heat. The Weather Channel has reported that a dangerous heat wave that could top daily...Read More | |||
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Goldberg Segalla Adds Carolyn Fick to Princeton Group | 06/28/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Goldberg Segalla announced that Carolyn J. Fick joined the firm’s workers’ compensation group in Princeton, New Jersey. ...Read More | |||
| DWC Determines Discount and Interest Rates for Third Quarter | 06/27/2023 | ||
| Source: Steve Nichols, News Contributor | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has determined that any interest or discount provided for in the state Labor Code will be at a rate of 8.74%. The rate is effective July 1 through Sept. 30. DWC determines the interest or discount rates provided for in t...Read More | |||
