Workers' Compensation News
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Parish Bears No Liability for Cement Truck Driver's Fatal Crash
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09/25/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 89 | 0 | Popular with Vendor | 15 min read
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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that the family of a truck driver failed to prove that his fatal accident had been caused by the defective condition of the road on which he had been traveling.
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Paradigm Deal Illustrates Interest in Catastrophic Care
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09/21/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 415 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 98 min read
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Paradigm Outcomes, a provider of medical management for catastrophically injured workers, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by OMERS Private Equity, the companies announced Thursday.
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Panel Says Judge Improperly Capped Worker's PPD Award
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09/21/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 113 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 16 min read
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The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel ruled that a church employee’s permanent partial disability benefits were improperly capped, since the evidence did not support a finding that she had been fired for stealing.
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Proposed Rules Raise Many Questions on What Makes for PTSD
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09/20/2018
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: FL | Segment: Top | 258 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 119 min read
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Six months after the Florida Legislature deemed post-traumatic stress disorder a workplace injury, and just days before the law takes effect, state regulators are still grappling with the essence of the issue: What horrible scenes qualify a first responder for compensation?
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Prior Rulings in Worker's Case Didn't Qualify Her for MITF Compensation
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09/20/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 112 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 228 min read
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A divided Oklahoma Supreme Court this week ruled that adjudication of a pre-existing, non-work related disability made simultaneously with adjudication of a pre-existing work-related injury could not support an award of permanent total disability benefits payable by the Multiple Injury Trust Fund...Read More
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Peanut Processor Facing $309K in OSHA Penalties
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09/20/2018
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State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 198 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 17 min read
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A Georgia peanut processor faces $309,505 in penalties after it flunked a re-inspection by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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Pacific Hospital Mastermind Starts Serving Sentence
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09/18/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 968 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 52 min read
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Michael D. Drobot started serving a 63-month prison sentence for paying kickbacks to providers who referred California workers’ compensation patients to Pacific Hospital of Long Beach.
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Pharmacist Gets Benefits for Injuries From Investigating Alarm
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09/17/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 112 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 9 min read
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a pharmacist for his injuries from a fall that happened after he was called in to work on Christmas day to investigate a security alarm's sounding.
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Postal Worker Accused of Stealing $213K in Comp Benefits
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09/13/2018
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 191 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 26 min read
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A former postal worker from Tampa was indicted on felony fraud and theft charges for allegedly lying about the extent of her injuries and working a side job while drawing federal workers’ compensation benefits and Social Security disability income benefits.
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