Workers' Compensation News
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Governor Signs Bill Prohibiting No-Rehire Settlement Condition | 07/31/2023 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill prohibiting employers from offering to engage in settlement negotiations only if the injured worker agrees to find work elsewhere. ...Read More | |||
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Fired Medical Marijuana User Establishes Good-Faith Effort to Find Work | 07/28/2023 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a medical marijuana user who was fired after testing positive for THC had engaged in a good-faith effort to find new employment and was entitled to temporary disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Reverses Itself for Depriving Worker of Remedy | 07/28/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Texas appellate court vacated its prior decision upholding the dismissal of an injured worker’s lawsuit against the attorney who had previously defended him in a tort action, finding it had “misapplied the collateral estoppel doctrine” and deprived the worker &ldq...Read More | |||
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Defendants Get Summary Dismissal of Demolition Worker's Claims | 07/28/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to the defendants in a worker’s Labor Law claim based on his alleged injuries from a falling section of ductwork. ...Read More | |||
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Court Maintains Constitutionality of Act 111, Impairment Rating Evaluation Process | 07/28/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court upheld the constitutionality of the state’s revised standards for impairment rating evaluations and the modification of a worker’s status from totally disabled to partially disabled. ...Read More | |||
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III: National Work Comp Combined Ratio Was 87.4% in 2022 | 07/28/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| U.S. workers’ compensation carriers had the lowest combined ratio among major product lines in 2022, according to the Insurance Information Institute. ...Read More | |||
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Biden Announces Heat Safety Actions | 07/28/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| President Joe Biden on Thursday outlined steps his administration is taking to address the consequences of extreme heat, including targeted inspections of industries where workers are at increased risk of heat exposure and the adoption of federal heat-related protections. ...Read More | |||
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WCB, Review Committee Set Joint Meeting to Discuss Fee Schedule | 07/28/2023 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board and the Medical Services Review Committee are holding a joint meeting Aug. 25 to discuss and make recommendations for the 2024 medical fee schedule. ...Read More | |||
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CHSWC Publishes 2022 Annual Reports | 07/27/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation published its 2022 annual report providing information about California’s health and safety and work comp systems. ...Read More | |||
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Husband and Wife Accused of Concealing $4.1 Million in Payroll | 07/27/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Insurance Department announced that a husband and wife from Bakersfield were charged with fraud for allegedly underreporting $4.1 million in payroll to two different carriers between 2017 and 2020. ...Read More | |||
