Workers' Compensation News
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Bus Driver Gets Additional Medical Benefits for Knee Injury | 09/10/2020 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 133 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read | |||
| The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled that a bus driver is entitled to additional medical treatment for his knee more than four years after he suffered compensable injuries in a workplace fall. ...Read More | |||
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Causation Can't Be Based on Doctor's Vague Opinion | 09/10/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 1837 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 20 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that substantial evidence did not support a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board to award benefits to a worker for a meniscus tear. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can Pursue Labor Law Claim Against Building Owner | 09/10/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 153 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 31 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court partially revived a worker’s Labor Law claim against a property owner but ruled that the owner was entitled to indemnification. ...Read More | |||
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ODG Webinar to Cover New Guidelines | 09/10/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 195 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 111 min read | |||
| ODG by MCG is hosting a webinar Wednesday to discuss new guidelines intended to simplify non-occupational disability claim management. The O...Read More | |||
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Estate Can't Hold Employer Civilly Liable for Deadly Trench Collapse | 09/10/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 129 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 36 min read | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the dismissal of a wrongful death claim against an employer by the estate of a worker who died after a trench collapse. ...Read More | |||
| TDI Issues Warning About Inaccurate Third-Party Data | 09/10/2020 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 231 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 13 min read | |||
| The Texas Department of Insurance is reminding insurers that data submitted for rating, underwriting and claims handling must be accurate, even if the data comes from a third party. “TDI may pursue enforcement action against an insurer if its use of inaccurate data harms policyholde...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Seeks Clarity on Black Lung vs. OD Claims | 09/10/2020 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 243 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 83 min read | |||
| The West Virginia Office of Insurance Commissioner is asking insurers and self-insurers to thoroughly investigate black lung claims to eliminate ambiguity. ...Read More | |||
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Woman Pleads Guilty to Cashing Dead Father's Benefits Checks | 09/10/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 176 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 36 min read | |||
| A woman in western New York state pleaded guilty to forging her deceased father's name on workers' compensation benefits checks. Bonnie Slater...Read More | |||
| Actuarial Committee Votes Against Amending Rate Filing Based on 2Q Data | 09/09/2020 | ||
| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 323 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 187 min read | |||
| The Actuarial Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Tuesday recommended not amending the bureau’s latest pure premium rate filing to include data from the second quarter. ...Read More | |||
| Citations for COVID Violations Clear $116,000 | 09/09/2020 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1554 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 83 min read | |||
| The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health cited 11 employers a total of more than $116,000 for not protecting workers from COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
