Workers' Compensation News
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Commissioner Announces CIGA, WCIRB Appointments | 08/14/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Tuesday announced two appointments to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau Governing Committee and the California Insurance Guarantee Association board of governors. ...Read More | |||
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Court Strikes Down Statutory Prohibition on Workers Posting Recordings of IMEs Online | 08/14/2024 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals held that a law prohibiting injured workers from posting to social media recordings of their independent medical examinations is an unconstitutional prior restraint on free speech. ...Read More | |||
| OWCP Sets New Provider Orientation | 08/14/2024 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The federal Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs is holding a basic orientation course Aug. 21 for providers recently authorized to render medical treatment and evaluations for injured federal workers. The program will feature an overview of OWCP’s medical bill proces...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Carrier's Suit Against Claims Administrator, Former Counsel | 08/14/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pennsylvania Superior Court upheld the dismissal of an insurance carrier’s breach-of-contract claim against a third-party claims administrator and a malpractice action against the former attorney for the carrier. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Benefits for Shoulder Injury From Slip and Fall | 08/14/2024 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker suffered an injury to his shoulder when he slipped and fell on a patch of ice. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker With Inconsistent Accounts of Accident, Delay in Reporting Injury | 08/14/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for an alleged back injury. Case: Cecil v. Pe...Read More | |||
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Chamber, Self-Insurers' Association Open Registration for Work Comp Conference | 08/14/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Chamber of Commerce and Illinois Self Insurers’ Association opened registration for their Workers’ Compensation and Safety Conference scheduled for Oct. 9 in Lisle. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court to Address Exception to Going-and-Coming Rule | 08/13/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will weigh in on the applicability of the “no-fixed-place-of-work” exception to the “going-and-coming rule” for a tree-trimming supervisor. ...Read More | |||
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KEMI Announces $19.1 Million Dividend | 08/13/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance on Monday announced a $19.1 million dividend. The workers’ compensation carrier said more than 12,0...Read More | |||
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LASIE Seminar to Cover Basic Principles of Medical Injuries | 08/13/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Louisiana Association of Self Insured Employers is holding a one-day seminar covering the basic principles of medical injuries commonly seen in workers’ compensation. ...Read More | |||
