Workers' Compensation News
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No Benefits to Nurse for COVID-19 Infection | 01/09/2024 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Superior Court of Delaware upheld the denial of benefits to a nurse for her COVID-19 infection, finding it was more likely than not she had contracted the disease from her son than from her work. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Employers' Equal Protection Challenge to BWC Rebate Process | 01/09/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court revived an equal protection challenge to the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s process of providing premium rebates to employers. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Commissioner Didn't Abuse Discretion in Excluding Expert Reports | 01/09/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that the workers' compensation commissioner did not commit an abuse of discretion in excluding an injured worker's expert reports from evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Nix Experience Rating Requirement From Contracts | 01/09/2024 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Indiana government agencies would be precluded from specifying minimum experience ratings when soliciting bids or entering into contracts, under legislation introduced Monday. ...Read More | |||
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PEO Coverage Bill Back Before Lawmakers | 01/09/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida state senator is taking another run at legislation that would require employee leasing companies to provide comp coverage for all of a client’s workers if the client company does not have coverage itself. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Would Create, Modify Presumptions | 01/09/2024 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Bills introduced Monday before the legislative session starting Jan. 16 would create a new presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is compensable for first responders in Alaska and would modify qualifying criteria for a current firefighter presumption. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Wrongful Death Suit, Says Judge Erred in Barring Expert Witness Opinions | 01/08/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court revived a son’s wrongful death lawsuit against the railway for which his father had worked for more than 40 years, finding the trial judge erred in excluding the testimony of the son’s expert witnesses. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Holding QME Exam in April | 01/08/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation is holding its next qualified medical evaluator exam in April. The DWC ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Adjustments to Pathology and Lab Section of OMFS | 01/08/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the pathology and clinical laboratory section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to incorporate changes in the Medicare payment system. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Alleged Concrete Hose Mishap | 01/08/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for alleged injuries from pulling a concrete hose. ...Read More | |||
