Workers' Compensation News
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Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Address Surviving Spouse Benefits | 09/25/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Pennsylvania Rep. Lindsay Powell introduced legislation that would require that the same eligibility standards apply when awarding death benefits to widows and widowers while also exempting spouses of first responders from a provision that terminates death benefits upon remarriage. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Opens Registration for 2025 Conference | 09/25/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute opened registration for its 2025 annual Issues and Research Conference being held March 6-7 in Phoenix. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claims | 09/25/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claims for an alleged fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 09/25/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was not entitled to expand the scope of his claim to include additional conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Allege Viable Claims for Discrimination, Retaliation | 09/25/2024 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an injured worker failed to allege a viable claim of disability discrimination or workers’ compensation retaliation. ...Read More | |||
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Doctor May Consider All Relevant Body Parts in Assessing MMI | 09/25/2024 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In a case of first impression, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that when assessing whether a worker is at maximum medical improvement, a physician may consider all relevant body parts, even if they were not designated on the examination form. ...Read More | |||
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Privette Doctrine Shields General Contractor From Liability to Subcontractor's Employee | 09/24/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that the Privette doctrine shielded a general contractor from civil liability to a subcontractor’s injured employee. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Opens Registration for 32nd Annual Educational Conference | 09/24/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation opened registration for its 32nd annual Educational Conference that will be held in March. ...Read More | |||
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Newsom Rejects In-State Licensing for UR Docs, Raises for Fraud Investigators | 09/24/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed bills that would have required some utilization review doctors to be licensed in the state and would have increased salaries for fraud investigators at the Insurance Department. ...Read More | |||
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Pacific Workers' Law Adds Yuvanna M. Davis to Firm | 09/24/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Pacific Workers’ Compensation Law Center in Oakland hired Yuvanna M. Davis as a workers’ compensation attorney. ...Read More | |||
