Workers' Compensation News
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Split Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Request to Add Conditions to Worker's Claim | 06/22/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a claims administrator’s denials of a doctor’s request to expand the scope of an injured worker’s claim. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Constitutional Challenges to Workers' Compensation Court | 06/22/2023 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of an injured worker’s constitutional challenges to the state Workers’ Compensation Act and Workers’ Compensation Court. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Upholds Jury's Bad Faith Verdict Against Carrier on Rehearing | 06/22/2023 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court granted rehearing of a bad faith dispute between two insurance carriers and again upheld a jury’s award for the carrier that was an additional insured under the other’s policy and was denied a defense or indemnity. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Sets Outreach Events for Mines, Nukes Workers | 06/22/2023 | |
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| The U.S. Department of Labor has scheduled concurrent outreach events in the Four Corners region of Arizona and New Mexico for current and former workers in the nuclear weapons and energy industry, as well as those in the coal mining industry. ...Read More | |||
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New Fines Top $442,000 for Serial Safety Violator | 06/22/2023 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A Snohomish roofing company with an extensive history of worker safety violations faces $442,654 in new fines for disregarding the same rules it has been caught violating repeatedly over the last several years, according to the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries....Read More | |||
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Exclusive Remedy Bars Worker's Negligent Supervision Claim | 06/21/2023 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s claim of negligent supervision for failure to protect her from assault and battery by her supervisor was barred by the exclusivity provisions of the Iowa Workers' Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Proposes Rule Amendment to Define Teledentistry Dental Service | 06/21/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has proposed an amendment to Rule 133.30 to define the term “teledentistry dental service and to require dentists to bill for teledentistry services according to applicable Medicaid payment policies. ...Read More | |||
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TDI Adopts Changes to Licensing Rules | 06/21/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Department of Insurance has adopted changes to its Licensing and Regulation of Insurance Professionals chapter, repealing and amending several rules. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Overturns Denial of Truck Driver's Claim Based on Notice Issue | 06/21/2023 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The North Carolina Supreme Court overturned a finding that a truck driver was not entitled to benefits due to her failure to timely provide written notice of her injuries to her employer. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies Jurisdiction Over Public Employee's Asbestos Injury Claim | 06/21/2023 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Workers' Claims had jurisdiction to hear a retired teacher’s claim for benefits for a work-related asbestos injury. ...Read More | |||
