Workers' Compensation News
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Survey: Most Carriers Conducting Safety Audits, Offer Dedicated Safety Unit | 10/02/2018 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 82 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read | |||
| According to a survey by the West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner, 80% of insurers conduct safety audits of employers, and 60% have a dedicated safety unit for policyholders in the state. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Tosses Negligence Verdict for Independent Contractor's Fall From Roof | 10/02/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 60 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 134 min read | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court overturned an award of damages to an independent contractor who suffered injuries while performing tree-trimming work for a property rental company. ...Read More | |||
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State Bucks National Trend of Declining Frequency | 10/01/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: VA | Segment: Top | 173 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 98 min read | |||
| A new report from the National Council on Compensation Insurance underscores a trend that has been developing for the last decade: The number of claims and workplace injuries continues to drop across the country. ...Read More | |||
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State Gets $2.1 Million for RTW Pilot Program | 10/01/2018 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 251 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 227 min read | |||
| The federal government has awarded a $2.1 million grant to the Connecticut Department of Labor, part of a program designed to return injured workers back to the job sooner. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Accepts Impossibility Defense to VSSR Claims | 10/01/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 64 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read | |||
| In a case of first impression, a divided Ohio Supreme Court last week ruled that an employer can defend itself from liability for an enhanced award of benefits based on a violation of a specific safety requirement if it would have been impossible to comply. ...Read More | |||
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Son Cannot Maintain Secondhand Exposure Tort Claim Against Father's Employer | 10/01/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 88 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 7 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a son could not maintain a tort action against his father’s employer for injuries from toxins that had been brought home on work clothing. ...Read More | |||
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Study Shows How Dispensing Reforms Helped in Some States, but Not Others | 09/28/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: PA | Segment: Top | 192 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 30 min read | |||
| Legislation passed in 2014 designed to curb physician-dispensed medications has had a significant effect on cost, but perhaps not as much as lawmakers had hoped, thanks to new pharmacies that sprang up to fill expensive compound-drug prescriptions. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies Law on Voluntary Abandonment | 09/28/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 135 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 21 min read | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a worker who quit his job before recovering from a compensable injury lost his entitlement to temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Stands by COCA Ruling on Time Limits to Seek Additional Compensation | 09/28/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 94 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 2 min read | |||
| The Oklahoma Supreme Court will not disturb a decision allowing workers to file a claim for additional compensation for a period of up to one year after the employer’s last payment of medical benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Seasonal Worker Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor | 09/26/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 342 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 100 min read | |||
| A California farmworker who lied about the extent of her injuries will serve 100 hours of community service and pay a $220 fine after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor, Intercare Holdings Insurance Services said Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
