Workers' Compensation News
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Court Tosses Jury's TTD Award as Inconsistent With Finding of No Causal Causation | 11/05/2024 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Appellate Court of Maryland ruled that a jury’s award of temporary total disability benefits was inconsistent with its finding that a worker’s hip condition was not related to her prior work injury. ...Read More | |||
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Sedgwick Names Andrea Buhl President of Casualty | 11/05/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Sedgwick on Monday announced that it named Andrea Buhl president of its casualty group. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Pitches Privatizing Pinnacol | 11/05/2024 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Colorado Gov. Jared Polis pitched privatizing Pinnacol Assurance in his proposed budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Appoints Three to CHSWC | 11/04/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed three new members to the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Estranged Husband Gets Death Benefits for Her Fatal Overdose | 11/04/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld an award of death benefits for a fatal prescription drug overdose saying evidence in the record was equivocal regarding whether the death was accidental or the injured worker committed suicide. ...Read More | |||
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Compound Ingredient Supplier to Pay $21.75M to Resolve Inflated AWP Allegations | 11/04/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Department of Justice announced that a company that supplies ingredients for compound drugs agreed to pay $21.75 million to resolve allegations that it falsely inflated average wholesale prices. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding of Compensability for Worker's Back Injury | 11/04/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding of compensability for a worker’s back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Worker who Fell from Cement Truck Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 11/04/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim based on his injuries from a fall from a cement truck. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts 2025 Health Care Provider Assessment Plan | 11/04/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation will evaluate health care providers on two measures as part of its 2025 performance-based oversight assessment process. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Former SAIF Employee's Retaliation Claim | 11/04/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a SAIF employee’s claim she that was terminated in retaliation for reporting unlawful conduct. ...Read More | |||
