Workers' Compensation News
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Governor's Budget Includes Funding for 8 New Judges | 01/12/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation would get eight new judges, under a preliminary budget unveiled this week. The $291 billion bud...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates Fees for Hospitals, ASCs | 01/12/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced updates to the hospital outpatient department and ambulatory surgical centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule. ...Read More | |||
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Appeal Petition Properly Dismissed as Untimely | 01/12/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the dismissal of a worker’s untimely petition to appeal a prior administrative ruling. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Award of Statutory Minimum Benefit to Volunteer Firefighter's Widow | 01/12/2024 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals overturned an award of the statutory minimum benefit to the widow of a volunteer firefighter killed in the line of duty. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Entitled to Second Surgery for Shoulder Injury | 01/12/2024 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker’s need for a second shoulder surgery was the result of her original workplace accident. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Dismissal Upheld in Worker's Gross Negligence Claim Against Colleagues | 01/12/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claims against three co-workers, finding he failed to establish that his injuries were due to their gross negligence. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmaker Proposes Anti-Discrimination Bill | 01/12/2024 | |
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| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Rhode Island lawmaker introduced a bill that would prohibit employers and their agents from taking adverse action against an employee who exercised a right relating to a workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Require Comp Hearings in County Seat | 01/12/2024 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A South Carolina senator introduced legislation that would require workers’ compensation hearings to be held in county seats. Current law re...Read More | |||
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BWC Holding Educational Conference June 12-14 | 01/12/2024 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced that its 2024 Educational Conference will be June 12-14 in Murfreesboro. Th...Read More | |||
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Goldberg Segalla Welcomes Kallie Banker to Buffalo Office | 01/12/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Goldberg Segalla announced that Kallie Banker joined the firm’s workers’ compensation defense group in Buffalo. Banker represents...Read More | |||
