Workers' Compensation News
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Injured Worker Can't Maintain Spoliation of Evidence Claim Against Employer, Carrier | 09/27/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 120 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 75 min read | |||
| Florida’s 3rd District Court of Appeal ruled that an injured worker could not pursue a spoliation action against his employer and its comp carrier for negligently destroying evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Industrial Commission Posts Opioid Presentation | 09/25/2018 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 120 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 42 min read | |||
| The Idaho Industrial Commission posted to its website a slideshow and audit recording from a presentation about medication-assisted treatment for opioid ...Read More | |||
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IME's Failure to Address Worker's Off-Duty Fall Didn't Render Opinion Unreliable | 09/25/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 80 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 59 min read | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for a back injury even though an independent medical examiner's report failed to address the man's off-duty fall as a potential cause of injury. ...Read More | |||
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Intervening High Court Ruling Entitled Injured Police Officer to Summary Judgment | 09/21/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 106 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a police officer was entitled to summary judgment on his personal injury claim against a motorist who had struck him as he was conducting an inspection of parked cars. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Commissioner Accuses Drugmaker of Paying Kickbacks | 09/19/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 739 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 18 min read | |||
| California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Tuesday accused drug manufacturer AbbVie Inc. of paying kickbacks to doctors who prescribed Humira. ...Read More | |||
| Industrial Commission Meeting Wednesday | 09/19/2018 | ||
| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 58 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 16 min read | |||
| The Idaho Industrial Commission is holding its regular administrative meeting today in Boise. Commissioners will take action on a request from Washington Insurance Co. for a security deposit reduction, according to the ...Read More | |||
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Insurers, Self-Insureds Still Paying for State Services Outside of Comp | 09/13/2018 | |
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| By: Eddie Curran (correspondent) | |||
| State: MS | Segment: Top | 154 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 30 min read | |||
| With hopes dashed during this year’s legislative session, the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission and disappointed stakeholders are stuck for now with a situation in which insurance companies and self-insureds, whose assessments fund the commission, are essentially ...Read More | |||
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ICA Holding Legislative Stakeholder Meeting in October | 09/13/2018 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 131 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 71 min read | |||
| The Industrial Commission of Arizona is holding a meeting in October to hear recommendations for the introduction of legislation. ...Read More | |||
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Industrial Commission Opens Registration for Annual Seminar | 09/11/2018 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 100 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 3 min read | |||
| The Idaho Industrial Commission opened registration for its annual workers’ compensation seminar being held in October. ...Read More | |||
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IME Company, Provider Booted From Comp System | 09/10/2018 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 248 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 15 min read | |||
| The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board has rescinded the designation of a provider of independent medical examinations and has ...Read More | |||
