Workers' Compensation News
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Study Links High Temperatures to Increase in Work Injuries | 07/26/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A study by a left-leaning nonprofit reportedly found that between 2.5% and 4% of injuries and illnesses serious enough to result in a workers’ compensation claim in California are caused by higher temperatures. ...Read More | |||
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KEMI Announces $15.9M Dividend | 07/26/2023 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance announced a $15.9 million dividend for eligible policyholders. More than 13,000 policyholders will receiv...Read More | |||
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Statute of Limitations Bars Worker's Claim for Additional TTD Benefits | 07/26/2023 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s claim for additional benefits was time-barred because she waited until three years after the termination of her temporary total disability compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Get Benefits for Alleged Fear of COVID | 07/26/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a transit employee failed to prove she suffered a psychological injury from her potential exposure to COVID-19 at work. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: No Sign of Imminent Recession, Major Economic Slowdown | 07/26/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance said in its latest quarterly economics briefing that while a recession or major economic slowdown could have adverse effects on workers’ compensation premiums and losses, there is currently no clear evidence of a decline in economic activity or...Read More | |||
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Correctional Officer Waits Too Long to Request Addition of Injury | 07/26/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured corrections officer waited too long to file a request to amend his claim to include a causally related elbow injury. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Attorney Gets 2-Month Suspension for Forgery | 07/25/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court last week suspended a longtime claimants’ attorney for knowingly submitting forms on which he had forged his client’s signature to the Workers’ Compensation Board. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Proposes Rule to Clarify PPE Standards for Construction Workers | 07/25/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced proposed rulemaking to clarify the personal protective equipment standard for the construction industry. ...Read More | |||
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IAIABC to Offer Video of Select Sessions From 109th Convention | 07/25/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions will make video recordings from some sessions at its 109th convention available to those who aren’t able to attend the event in person in September. ...Read More | |||
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State Board of Workers' Comp to Offer Adjuster Training | 07/25/2023 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation is hosting a training course Aug. 30 offering 10 hours of continuing education credits for workers’ compensation adjusters. ...Read More | |||
