Workers' Compensation News
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WCB Holding Hearing on Proposed Rules | 12/07/2018 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 110 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 14 min read | |||
| Alaska’s Workers’ Compensation Board is holding a hearing Jan. 10 on a package of proposed rules as part of its normally scheduled meeting. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Sends Six Rules to JCARR for Review | 12/07/2018 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 98 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 1 min read | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation on Wednesday filed several rules with the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review. The rul...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Awarded $774K From Machine Manufacturer | 12/07/2018 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 114 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 254 min read | |||
| A jury in Conecuh County, Alabama, has awarded more than $774,000 to a factory worker whose arm was pulled into a machine and crushed, causing permanent damage and disfigurement. ...Read More | |||
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Dennis Duchene Named EVP for Managed Care at York | 12/07/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 119 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 28 min read | |||
| York has named Dennis Duchene as its executive vice president for managed care. ...Read More | |||
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Board Schedules Hearing on Document Translation Rules | 12/07/2018 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 83 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 11 min read | |||
| Oregon’s Workers’ Compensation Board scheduled a hearing for Feb. 1 on proposed rules for translating documents into English before they can be submitted as evidence. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Withdraws Last Year's Reimbursement Manual Proposal | 12/07/2018 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 114 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 31 min read | |||
| The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation on Thursday formally withdrew its 2017 proposal to amend its reimbursement manuals for health care services, which were not ratified by the state Legislature. ...Read More | |||
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Medical Costs Per Claim Down, Report Shows | 12/07/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 111 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 190 min read | |||
| Medical costs per claim have dropped in Texas after several years of rising expenses, the Workers Compensation Research Institute noted in a new report. ...Read More | |||
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8th Circuit Says Injured Worker Failed to Assert Viable Disability Discrimination Claim | 12/07/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 89 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 58 min read | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an injured worker could not assert a viable disability discrimination claim against the employer that fired him from a position with physical demands that exceeded his permanent medical restrictions. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Create Presumption That Casino Workers' Disease is Compensable | 12/07/2018 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 150 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 47 min read | |||
| Employees in smoky casinos are gambling with their health and deserve automatic workers' compensation for respiratory disease, according to the author of a bill introduced in the Legislature this week. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment for Worker's Labor Law Claim Based on Fall From Fire Escape Ladder | 12/07/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 82 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 101 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s Labor Law claim based on a fall from a fire escape could not be resolved on summary judgment. ...Read More | |||
