Workers' Compensation News
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BWC Awards $9.4M in Grants for Safety Projects | 08/06/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation awarded $9.4 million in grants for workplace safety projects. The Workforce Safety Innovation Gra...Read More | |||
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Governor Appoints Members of Nominating Committee | 08/06/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear reappointed two members to the committee that nominates candidates for vacant workers’ compensation administrative law judge positions. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Second Injury Fund Benefits for Airline Mechanic | 08/05/2024 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals overturned a denial of Second Injury Fund benefits to a long-time aircraft mechanic with a multitude of injuries. ...Read More | |||
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CMS Updates Set-Aside Reference Guide | 08/05/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services updated its work comp set-aside reference guide to add expand a section that addresses coordinating benefit payments with other health insurers. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Judge Nominating Commission Meeting Aug. 19 | 08/05/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida’s Statewide Nominating Commission for Judges of Compensation Claims will meet Aug. 19 in Orlando to interview judges for reappointment. ...Read More | |||
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Widow Gets Award for Delivery Driver's Death from Being Crushed by Own Cargo | 08/05/2024 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld an award of benefits to the widow of a worker who was crushed to death by the cargo he was delivering. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Reinstates Injured Worker's Civil Suit Against Crane Contractor | 08/05/2024 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A federal appellate court revived an injured worker’s suit against a crane contractor, finding there were triable questions as to whether the crane operator allegedly responsible for his injuries was his co-employee. ...Read More | |||
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No Additional Treatment, Benefits for Injured Mine Worker | 08/05/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of additional treatment and temporary total disability benefits for an injured mine worker. ...Read More | |||
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Appropriations Committee Hears Suspense File Comp Bills Wednesday | 08/02/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly Appropriations Committee will consider bills on Wednesday that would require employers to allow employees to miss work to get treatment for occupational injuries and to create a presumption that heat injuries are compensable for farmworkers. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies Statutory Review Process for Comp Cases | 08/02/2024 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The South Carolina Supreme Court seized an opportunity to clarify the statutory review process for workers' compensation cases in addressing an injured correctional officer’s long-pending claim. ...Read More | |||
