Workers' Compensation News
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Split Court Denies Benefits to Worker for Alleged Injury | 10/09/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 123 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 14 min read | |||
| A divided New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to benefits for a injury she allegedly sustained while scanning her employer-provided parking pass to enter a public parking garage at her workplace. ...Read More | |||
| SunPoint Assumes CUNA Mutual's Runoff Portfolio | 10/09/2018 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 100 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 1 min read | |||
| SunPoint Holdings Ltd., through its wholly owned subsidiary SunPoint Reinsurance Ltd., has assumed a runoff portfolio of workers’ compensation liabilities from CUNA Mutual Group. CUNA, a Wisconsin-based insurance group, provides financial services to credit unions across the U....Read More | |||
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Heyl Royster Names Craig Young as Managing Partner | 10/09/2018 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 68 | 0 | Popular with Medical | 216 min read | |||
| Workers’ comp defense attorney Craig S. Young has been elected managing partner of Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Disability Retirement Benefits for Correctional Officer's Stairwell Fall | 10/09/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 77 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 10 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned the denial of duty disability retirement benefits to a correctional officer who suffered injuries in a stairwell fall after being startled by an inmate. ...Read More | |||
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6th Circuit Upholds Award of Black-Lung Benefits to Coal Worker's Widow | 10/09/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 99 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 8 min read | |||
| The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an award of black lung benefits to the widow of a coal facility worker who had developed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer. ...Read More | |||
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Expert Opinions Properly Excluded Due to Truck Driver's Failure to Disclose Witnesses | 10/09/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 80 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 3 min read | |||
| A divided federal appellate court panel ruled that a truck driver’s failure to name his expert witnesses was fatal to his ability to prove causation for injuries from a fall. ...Read More | |||
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Employer That Disciplined Workers for Injuries Ordered to Pay $100K | 10/09/2018 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 103 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 39 min read | |||
| A federal district judge upheld a $100,000 award to a Wisconsin employee who was fired for committing an “unsafe act” after reporting that he had twisted his ankle, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said. ...Read More | |||
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Effective Date for E-Billing Rules Postponed to July 1 | 10/09/2018 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 103 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 61 min read | |||
| The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission has delayed the effective date for proposed electronic billing regulations and made several revisions after hearing public comments. ...Read More | |||
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Commission Reports Big Jump in Fraud Charges and Collections | 10/09/2018 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 380 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 31 min read | |||
| The North Carolina Industrial Commission continues to crack the whip on employers that fail to obtain workers' compensation insurance, outpacing some larger states in the number of prosecutions. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Awards Another Grant for Keeping Carcinogens off Firefighters | 10/09/2018 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 84 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 2 min read | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation has awarded the Grand Rapids Township Fire Department a $15,000 grant to help keep carcinogens off of firefighting gear and clothing. ...Read More | |||
