Workers' Compensation News
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WCIRB Governing Committee Reviews Bills, Rules, Cases at Next Meeting | 09/20/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Governing Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will review pending legislative, regulatory and judicial actions during a Sept. 25 meeting. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Widow of Man Who Had Occupational Pneumoconiosis | 09/20/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a widow’s claim for benefits, finding her late husband’s occupational pneumoconiosis had not materially contributed to his death. ...Read More | |||
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ICA Names New Safety and Health Program Manager | 09/20/2024 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Industrial Commission of Arizona announced that Joanna Martelles was chosen to serve in the newly created position of Safety and Health Program manager. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Awards $12.7M in Workplace Safety Grants | 09/20/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Labor Department on Thursday announced that it awarded $12.7 million to 102 nonprofits throughout the country to pay for educational and training initiatives aimed at improving workplace safety. ...Read More | |||
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Court: WCJ Needs to Revisit Contingency Fee Agreement | 09/20/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ordered a workers’ compensation judge to reconsider an agreement providing for a 20% contingency fee from a worker’s medical and indemnity benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Employer's Challenge to Black Lung Award | 09/20/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals denied an employer’s challenge to an award of black lung benefits to a longtime coal mine employee. ...Read More | |||
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Appeals Court Partially Reverses Employer's Win | 09/20/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court overturned a finding that a worker’s stiff person syndrome was not related to her work accident, and a finding that she was capable of engaging in gainful employment in a sedentary capacity. ...Read More | |||
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Most Lodging and Meal Reimbursement Rates Increase Oct. 1 | 09/20/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division on Thursday announced that most lodging and meal reimbursement rates for injured workers who travel to medical appointments will increase Oct. 1. ...Read More | |||
| DWC Closing Eureka Virtual Office Oct. 18 | 09/19/2024 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation said it is closing a virtual district office in Eureka on Oct. 18 and shifting cases to Santa Rosa. Beginning Oct. 1, all hearing requests will be scheduled in the Santa Rosa district office, the DWC said. Hearings that are cu...Read More | |||
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Supervisor Gets Summary Judgment Dismissing Civil Suit Over Motor Vehicle Accident | 09/19/2024 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s civil suit against his supervisor for his injuries from motor vehicle accident caused when the supervisor fell asleep behind the wheel while they were carpooling to a jobsite. ...Read More | |||
