Workers' Compensation News
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DWC Posts Rulemaking Notice for Fee Schedule, Related Documents | 07/24/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation posted a notice of development of rulemaking to implement the most recent edition of its health care provider fee schedule and related documents. ...Read More | |||
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State Lacks Jurisdiction Over Worker's Injury Claim | 07/23/2024 | |
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| State: VT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Vermont Supreme Court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claim for benefits for an out-of-state injury. Ian Bu...Read More | |||
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DOL Says Injunction Protects Against Retaliation | 07/23/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor said a federal court in Washington state issued an injunction preventing the U.S. Postal Service from retaliation against employees. ...Read More | |||
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Widow Timely Files Asbestos-Related Occupational Disease Claim | 07/23/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a widow timely filed her claim for benefits for a worker’s death from an occupational disease caused by his asbestos exposure and that she presented sufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict in her favor....Read More | |||
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Railway Worker Loses Challenge to Dismissal of Retaliation Claim | 07/23/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals denied review of a railway worker’s challenge to the dismissal of his claim he had been terminated in retaliation for his successful pursuit of a Federal Employers Liability Act claim against his former employer. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Denies Additional Treatment, Benefits for Injured Field Engineer | 07/23/2024 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Wyoming Supreme Court upheld the denial of additional treatment and benefits to a field engineer for her left foot and ankle complaints. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Fines Waste Management Company $367,410 | 07/23/2024 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a Wisconsin waste management company $367,410 for violations identified during the investigation of a workplace injury. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Former Postal Worker Sentenced to Probation for Fraud | 07/23/2024 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A former U.S. Postal Service worker in Delaware was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay nearly $94,000 in restitution for defrauding the federal workers’ compensation program, according to the Associated Press. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Loses Evidentiary Challenge to Fraud Convictions | 07/22/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld an injured worker’s fraud convictions. Waliullah Nazari fell from a ladder while working in...Read More | |||
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San Bernardino Office Closes for 6-8 Weeks to Fix AC | 07/22/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that its San Bernardino district office will be closed for six to eight weeks due to excessive heat and needed repairs to an inoperable air conditioning system. ...Read More | |||
