Workers' Compensation News
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Report: Law Enforcement Seeks Full-Pay Comp Benefits | 11/07/2023 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Law enforcement leaders in Georgia are seeking full-pay salary continuation benefits for officers who are severely injured or shot in the line of duty, according to media reports. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Workers Told to Continue Picking Carrots After Fatal Accident | 11/06/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Los Angeles Times reports that a group of workers were told to finish picking carrots while the body of another wo...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Worker's Claim Against Second Injury Fund | 11/06/2023 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals overturned the rejection of a worker’s claim against the state Second Injury Fund after she suffered complications from surgery to treat a compensable injury. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Laude Winners to Be Announced Nov. 14 | 11/06/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| WorkCompCentral will announce 2023 Comp Laude winners during a virtual awards ceremony Nov. 14. Comp Laude celebrates the cooperation of all ...Read More | |||
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DWC Appoints New Deputy Commissioner for Compliance, Investigations | 11/06/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Texas Workers' Compensation Commissioner Jeff Nelson on Friday announced the appointment of Dan LaBruyere as the new deputy commissioner for compliance and investigations. LaBruyere will head up audits and investigations, enforcement and the fraud prosecution unit. He succeeds Debra K...Read More | |||
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Circuit Court Judge OKs $40M Civil Suit in School Shooting | 11/06/2023 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A circuit court judge in Virginia on Friday said workers’ compensation exclusivity does not preclude a teacher from pursuing a $40 million civil suit for injuries she sustained in a school shooting, according to media reports. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Denies Coal Worker's Occupational Pneumoconiosis Claim | 11/06/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld the denial of benefits to a coal miner for his occupational pneumoconiosis claim. Case:...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Benefits for Worker With Preexisting Back Issues | 11/06/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of benefits to a worker with preexisting back issues for her injury claim. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Fired From Job Still Gets TTD Benefits, Industrial Loss of Use Award | 11/06/2023 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld an award of temporary total disability benefits to a worker who was fired from his job, plus an industrial loss of use award. ...Read More | |||
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Premises Line Rule Brings Worker's Accident Within Ambit of Comp System | 11/03/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that a state university employee could not pursue a civil suit against her employer for injuries from falling from her bicycle as she was headed home from work after finding her injuries were sustained in the course and scope of employment. ...Read More | |||
