Workers' Compensation News
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CHSWC Reviews Annual Report Dec. 14 | 12/03/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 193 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 71 min read | |||
| California's labor-management research and advisory committee will review a draft of its annual report during a meeting Dec. 14 in Oakland. ...Read More | |||
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Robots, Temp Workers Cited as Emerging Industrial Risks | 12/03/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 306 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 31 min read | |||
| Employees are facing a changing landscape of work-related risks, which may include robots, temporary employees and workplace violence, yet employers are doing little to address the emerging threats, a risk manager said. ...Read More | |||
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FBI Raids on Chicago Alderman May Have Comp Connection | 12/03/2018 | |
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| By: Eddie Curran (correspondent) | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 616 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 107 min read | |||
| Thursday’s raids by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of longtime Chicago Alderman Ed Burke’s offices caught the city’s political establishment by surprise. ...Read More | |||
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1st DCA Denies Worker's Request for Carrier to Provide Prescribed Bed | 12/03/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 154 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 22 min read | |||
| The 1st District Court of Appeal on Friday ruled that an injured worker could not force his employer to provide the specific brand of bed his doctor had prescribed for a back injury. ...Read More | |||
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ProPublica: Nuclear Workers Waiting Years for Decision on Benefits | 12/03/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 167 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 10 min read | |||
| Benefits petitions for ill nuclear workers are languishing for years, ProPublica reported on Friday, including a petition from Los Alamos National Laboratory workers th...Read More | |||
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Division Seeks $2 Million for Work Comp Judge Pay Raises | 12/03/2018 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 96 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 7 min read | |||
| The Florida Division of Administrative Hearings is asking for about $2 million in additional funding in its budget for the upcoming year to give workers’ compensation judges a pay raise. ...Read More | |||
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Pending Appeal Didn't Deprive Judge of Jurisdiction Over Claim for Additional Benefits | 12/03/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 72 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 1 min read | |||
| The 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that a worker’s challenge to a judge’s determination of maximum medical improvement did not deprive the judge of jurisdiction to consider the man's claim for additional benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Compensability of Worker's Surgery | 12/03/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 57 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 1 min read | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of surgery and temporary total disability benefits to a worker who suffered a compensable shoulder fracture that did not heal properly. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Labor Law Claim for Worker With Electric Shock Injury | 12/03/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 69 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 33 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law claim had not been entitled to summary judgment, since they did not establish that the injured worker’s electric shock was not caused by a dangerous condition on their property. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Suit Against Carrier Despite Alleged Collusion Between Worker, Insured | 12/03/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 97 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 734 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court revived an employer’s claims against its insurance carrier for a defense and indemnification for a worker's on-the-job injury. ...Read More | |||
