Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Clarifies Meaning of 'Subsequent Employer' | 02/01/2024 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma Supreme Court in the first decision handed down this year clarified that a “subsequent employer” refers to the employer at the time of the worker's “subsequent injury” in a claim against the Multiple Injury Trust Fund. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Reinstates Claim for Teacher With MRSA Infection | 02/01/2024 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Hampshire Supreme Court reinstated a school teacher’s claim for benefits for his methicillin-resistant staph infection. Case...Read More | |||
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High Court Says No to Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 02/01/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to add a new condition to her claim. Case:...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Religious Exemption Bill | 02/01/2024 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Indiana Senate unanimously passed a bill that would allow members of certain religious sects to opt out of workers’ compensation coverage for workplace injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Reverses Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim, Receive Additional Benefits | 02/01/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of a worker’s request to expand her claim, collect additional benefits and receive additional medical treatment. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Publishes 2024 Insurance Carrier PBO Assessment Plan | 02/01/2024 | |
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| Source: Steve Nichols (News Contributor) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has published the 2024 Insurance Carrier Performance-Based Oversight Assessment Plan. Sectio...Read More | |||
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Police Officer Gets Benefits for Aggravation of Preexisting Back Problems | 01/31/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of benefits to a police officer for an aggravation of his preexisting back issues. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Proposes Fee Schedule Rules, Tweak to MCO Regs | 01/31/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division proposes rules to update fee schedules for 2024 and tweak requirements for managed care organizations. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Increase Witness Fees, Physician Reimbursements | 01/31/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida doctors would be in line for a raise regardless of the types of injured workers they’re treating, under legislation moving through the state House of Representatives. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Double Benefits for Injuries Involving Illegal Child Labor, Safety Violations | 01/31/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Iowa employers would be on the hook for double the benefits they otherwise would pay to workers injured in the course of employment in which the employer is found to have violated specific labor laws or rules. ...Read More | |||
