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Workers' Compensation News
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Prior Rulings in Worker's Case Didn't Qualify Her for MITF Compensation | 09/20/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 81 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 228 min read | |||
| 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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Court Revives Wrongful Death Claim by Worker's Alleged Common-Law Wife | 09/20/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 122 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 5 min read | |||
| A Texas appellate court revived a wrongful death claim by the alleged common-law wife of a worker killed in a gas pipeline explosion. Ca...Read More | |||
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TDI Proposes Rules to Implement Captive Legislation | 09/20/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 185 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read | |||
| The Texas Department of Insurance has proposed rules to implement legislation passed in 2017 intended to make it easier to form captive insurance companies. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Owed No Duty to Provide Medical Care to Worker Who Suffered Stroke | 09/20/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 101 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 36 min read | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a worker could not proceed with a negligence claim against his employer for failing to provide medical assistance after he suffered a stroke at work. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Proposing 5% Rate Decrease for 2019 | 09/20/2018 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 51 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 60 min read | |||
| Washington employers will enjoy a 5% reduction in workers’ compensation costs next year, the Department of Labor Industries announced. ...Read More | |||
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Austin City Council Drops Lawsuit Against Firefighter | 09/20/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 70 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 3 min read | |||
| Less than two weeks after an Austin firefighter complained to a news station about the city’s aggressive legal actions over her cancer claims, the City Council has voted to drop the lawsuit. ...Read More | |||
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NJCRIB Announces New Fines for Late Submissions | 09/20/2018 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 98 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 8 min read | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau has revised its fines for late financial data submissions, the agency announced Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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Court Tosses Employer's Challenge to Compensability of Assembly Line Worker's Foot Injury | 09/20/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 82 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals rejected an employer’s challenge to a finding that a worker had suffered a compensable foot injury, since a commission decision had not resolved all of the disputed issues between the parties. ...Read More | |||
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State Making Another Pass at Setting Up Uninsured Employers Fund | 09/20/2018 | |
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| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 66 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 163 min read | |||
| Rhode Island regulators will make another pass at establishing an uninsured employers fund next year, but it won’t pay medical bills, and benefits will be limited to $50,000 per claim, according to ...Read More | |||
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DOI, NCCI Host WC Seminars Oct. 9-10 | 09/20/2018 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 139 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 90 min read | |||
| The Oklahoma Insurance Department and the National Council on Compensation Insurance will host back-to-back seminars next month to update stakeholders on changes in the industry, including legislation and regulation. ...Read More | |||
