Workers' Compensation News
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Governor Appoints Magda Derisma-Oyewole as Arbitrator | 09/10/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday appointed Magda Derisma-Oyewole as an arbitrator for the state Workers’ Compensation Commission. ...Read More | |||
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WCB Accepts Comments on Proposed 2025 Fee Schedule | 09/10/2024 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board is accepting comments on its proposed 2025 Medical Fee Schedule. The board said system users...Read More | |||
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Court: Property Owner Should Have Been Granted Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 09/10/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a property owner should have been granted summary judgment dismissing an injured worker’s claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Closure of Worker's Claim, Denial of Additional Treatment | 09/10/2024 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals upheld a decision closing a worker’s claim and denying her further treatment. Case: Creighto...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Proceed With Civil Suit Against Statutory Employer | 09/10/2024 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Missouri appellate court ruled that a worker could not proceed with a civil suit against a company that qualified as his statutory employer. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Man Accused of Selling Insurance Without License | 09/10/2024 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The owner of a Georgia tax preparation business was charged with 23 counts of insurance fraud and two counts of deceptive practices for allegedly selling workers’ compensation insurance without being licensed to do so, according to a ...Read More | |||
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AG Sues PBMs Over Opioid Epidemic | 09/10/2024 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch filed a lawsuit accusing pharmacy benefit managers of contributing to the oversupply of opioids in the state and fueling an illegal secondary market. ...Read More | |||
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Registration Opens for Comp Conference | 09/10/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation opened registration for its Workers’ Compensation Conference being held virtually in October. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Jury Award to Flight Attendant for COVID-19 Infection | 09/09/2024 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals overturned a jury verdict finding that a flight attendant was entitled to benefits for her COVID-19 infection, since the jury had been erroneously instructed on the traveling employee doctrine in the context of an occupational disease. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Has Duty to Cover Property Owner for Labor Law Claim | 09/09/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an insurance company had a duty to provide coverage to a property owner defending against a Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
