Workers' Compensation News
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Alternative Payment Study Report on Agenda for July 14 CHSWC Meeting | 07/06/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California’s joint labor-management panel is scheduled to discuss during an in-person meeting July 14 a report on alternative payment models for medical providers treating injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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Guaranty Fund Wind-Down Bill Falls Victim to Property Tax Battle | 07/06/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| By Steve Nichols, News Contributor Legislation that would have allowed the Texas Self-Insurance Guaranty Fund to wind down its operations appears to have fallen victim to an ongoing battle over property taxes between Gov. Gregg Abbott and the state House of Representative...Read More | |||
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WCS Announces 4.78% Benefit Increase | 07/06/2023 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section announced that the maximum monthly benefit increased by 4.78% at the start of July because of an increase in the state’s average weekly wage. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment in Labor Law Claim by Worker Who Fell From Roof of Van | 07/06/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that liability could not be established via summary judgment in a worker’s Labor Law claim for an accident that happened while he was trying to secure equipment on the roof of a van. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Rejects General Contractor's Statutory Employer Defense | 07/06/2023 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A divided Louisiana appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment in favor of a general contractor on its claim that it was immune from civil liability to a subcontractor’s injured employee. ...Read More | |||
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Research and Evaluation Group Releases Return-to-Work Report | 07/06/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Department of Insurance’s Research and Evaluation Group has released a report on return-to-work outcomes in the state workers' compensation system. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Lacks Standing to Bring Constitutional Challenge to Lost-Wage Statute | 07/06/2023 | |
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| State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Vermont Supreme Court ruled that an injured worker lacked standing to challenge the constitutionality of a state statute that shifts the burden for wage-loss payments from a former employer to a current employer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Order for Worker to Reduce Opioid Use | 07/06/2023 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court upheld an administrative ruling ordering a worker to reduce his use of opioid medication. Case: Huns...Read More | |||
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Shawn Crosby Confirmed as Chief Operating Officer of BWC | 07/06/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Ohio Senate unanimously confirmed Shawn Crosby as chief operating officer of the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Appeals Court Orders Partial Publication of Retaliation, Emotional Distress Decision | 07/05/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court last week ordered partial publication of its determination that an elected city official’s claims for retaliation and intentional infliction of emotional distress should have been subjected to the defendants’ special motion to strike. ...Read More | |||
