Workers' Compensation News
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No Benefits for Worker Who Fell Asleep Behind Wheel | 01/03/2019 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 101 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 10 min read | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld the denial of benefits to an electrician who suffered injuries in a car crash after he fell asleep while driving home from work. ...Read More | |||
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Board Removes Doctor's Authorization to Treat Injured Workers | 01/03/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 136 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 25 min read | |||
| The New York Workers’ Compensation Board has removed a Cropseyville physician’s authorization to treat injured workers after he surrendered his medical license because of a drunken driving conviction. ...Read More | |||
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Cuomo Vetoes Paid Leave, Deputy Retirement Benefit Bills | 01/03/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NATIONAL | 170 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 13 min read | |||
| New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has vetoed two more bills that would have expanded benefits for grieving workers and for sheriffs' deputies. ...Read More | |||
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Feds Rebuke Drobot for Misleading Statements in Forfeiture Fight | 01/02/2019 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1337 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 50 min read | |||
| Federal prosecutors say Michael D. Drobot doesn’t seem to understand that his champagne wishes and caviar dreams don’t take precedence over his obligation to relinquish $10 million in ill-gotten gains from the kickback scheme he orchestrated at Pacific Hospital of Long Beach. ...Read More | |||
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Reverse Offset, Opt-Out Predicted to Be Hot Topics in New Year | 01/02/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 432 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 38 min read | |||
| As the Social Security system moves closer to insolvency, some are predicting that the federal government may take aim this year at the workers’ compensation “reverse offset” provision found in 15 states. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Bar Firing of Workers for After-Hours Use of Legal Pot | 01/02/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: MA | Segment: Top | 320 | 1 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read | |||
| Recreational and medical marijuana are legal in Massachusetts. But that has not solved the thorny problem of how to objectively differentiate between injured employees who are stoned at work and those who may be users after hours. ...Read More | |||
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Burton Discusses His Career, Work Comp History on Podcast | 01/02/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 148 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 67 min read | |||
| John F. Burton Jr., professor emeritus at Rutgers and Cornell universities, is featured in a podcast on “The History of Workers’ Compensation.” ...Read More | |||
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Court Lacked Jurisdiction Over Out-of-State Corporate Officer Sued for Worker's Death | 01/02/2019 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 275 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 13 min read | |||
| The 1st District Court of Appeal last week ruled that a corporate officer for an elevator service company could not be haled into Florida to defend against claims of misconduct by the family of a fatally injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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Court Clarifies Standard for Doctor to 'Demonstrate and Certify' Worker's PTD Status | 01/02/2019 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 67 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 114 min read | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a doctor satisfies the statutory requirement of demonstrating and certifying a worker’s permanent total disability if he clearly states the medical condition and restrictions post-injury, and attests to the truth of his statements. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Injured Teacher's Request for Additional Benefits, Penalties | 01/02/2019 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 79 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 25 min read | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an injured teacher was not entitled to collect both her salary and temporary total disability benefits for her period of disability that extended beyond the school year. ...Read More | |||
