Workers' Compensation News
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2022 Audit: $293,928 in Unpaid Benefits, $155,659 in Penalties | 11/10/2023 | |
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| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation audit of 48 claims adjusting locations in 2022 identified $293,928 in unpaid benefits and led to fines against two firms totaling $155,659. ...Read More | |||
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TDI Issues Data Call for Experience and Workers' Compensation Deductible Plans | 11/10/2023 | |
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| Source: Steve Nichols (News Contributor) | |||
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| The Texas Department of Insurance issued Commissioner’s Bulletin # B-0014-23 announcing a data call for annual experience and workers' compensation deductible plans. ...Read More | |||
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Roofer Racks Up $3.7M in Fall Violation Penalties in Four Years | 11/10/2023 | |
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| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries said a new fine of $433,718 brings to $3.7 million the total amount of penalties assessed to Allways Roofing since 2019 for violating fall protection rules. ...Read More | |||
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Defense Motion for Summary Judgment Not Premature | 11/10/2023 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that the defense motions for summary judgment in a Labor Law action were not premature and that one of the motions should have been granted. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Liable for Tax Warrant Despite Never Receiving Notice of Assessment | 11/10/2023 | |
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| The Washington Court of Appeals upheld a tax warrant against an employer for unpaid workers’ compensation taxes despite his claim he never received a notice of assessment. ...Read More | |||
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Concrete Truck Driver Gets Benefits for Occupational Disease Caused by Repetitive Trauma | 11/10/2023 | |
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| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld an award to a concrete truck driver for an occupational disease caused by his repeated exposure to the vibrations of his vehicle. ...Read More | |||
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ALJ Can Rely on Regulatory Preamble to Reject Expert Opinions | 11/10/2023 | |
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| A federal appellate court ruled that an administrative law judge properly relied on the preamble to the Department of Labor's regulatory definition of pneumoconiosis in finding a coal miner’s widow was entitled to compensation under the Black Lung Benefits Act. ...Read More | |||
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Farm Owner Charged With Manslaughter for Worker's Death | 11/09/2023 | |
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| The owner of a California farm was charged with involuntary manslaughter after a worker died while servicing a spinach harvester, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office announced. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Audit Standards for 2024 | 11/09/2023 | |
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| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced standards that will be used for profile audit reviews of adjusting locations next year. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Prove 'Extraordinary Circumstances' for Retroactive Application of Protz | 11/09/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an injured worker failed to prove the kind of “extraordinary circumstances” that could allow the reinstatement of his total disability benefits as of the date of his independent rating evaluation instead of just as of the date of his p...Read More | |||
