Workers' Compensation News
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Carrier Not Bound to Waiver of Lien Against Worker's Third-Party Recovery | 08/01/2023 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker did not have a binding deal with his employer’s insurance carrier to waive its lien against his recovery from a third-party tortfeasor. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Board Gets Assessments From Trust Member, but No Collection Fee | 08/01/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the imposition of additional assessments on a member of a defunct group self-insurance trust but vacated the imposition of a collection fee on the amount owed to the Workers' Compensation Board. ...Read More | |||
| IAIABC Moves to New Office | 08/01/2023 | ||
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| The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions on Monday announced that it has moved its office. The IAIABC is now located at 6580 Monona Dr., No. 1243, in Monona, Wisconsin, a suburb of Madison. The IAIABC on Monday said the check lockbox address for ...Read More | |||
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High Court Rejects 'Straightjacket' for Compensability of Mental Health Claims | 07/31/2023 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Michigan Supreme Court on Friday adopted a new test to determine whether a plaintiff successfully demonstrated that a workplace injury significantly contributed to her psychological problems, saying a four-factor test it created in 2001 as a guide has “morphed into a straitjacket....Read More | |||
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WCD Seeks Comments on Proposals to Implement Legislation | 07/31/2023 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division is soliciting comments on proposed rules to implement legislation passed during the 2023 session. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs PTSD, SIF Surcharge Bill | 07/31/2023 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday appeared at a Springfield fire station for a ceremonial signing of a multifaceted bill that includes provisions defining post-traumatic stress disorder as an occupational disease for first responders and reducing the surcharge for the state’s Second Inj...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't End Benefits Based on Return-to-Work Clearance | 07/31/2023 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that an employer improperly terminated an employee’s benefits based on the opinion of a referred specialist clearing him to return to work without any similar recommendation from the treating physician. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Reinstatement of Injured Worker's Total Disability Status | 07/31/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an administrative decision to reinstate an injured worker’s total disability status. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Loses Challenge to TTD Award | 07/31/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| An Ohio appellate court denied an employer’s request for relief from a temporary total disability award to an employee to whom it had offered light-duty work. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Seeks Nominations for National Advisory Committee Membership | 07/31/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor announced that it is accepting applications to fill vacancies on the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health. ...Read More | |||
