Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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Bill Would Create Presumption That Infertility Is Compensable for Firefighters | 01/08/2024 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Virginia firefighters who are unable to have a child after trying for a year would be presumed to have become infertile in the course and scope of their employment under a bill filed in advance of the session starting Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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Municipal Worker Can't Maintain Suit Against Employer or Staffing Agency | 01/08/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of a municipal employee’s suit against a temporary staffing agency hired by her employer and tossed her claims against the municipal employer as well. ...Read More | |||
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No Total Industrial Disability Rating for 9/11 Clean-Up Worker | 01/08/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who participated in the World Trade Center terrorist attack clean-up efforts was not entitled to be classified as having a total industrial disability. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI Opens Registration for Annual Meeting | 01/05/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute opened registration for its 60th annual meeting scheduled for March 19 in Oakland. ...Read More | |||
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Carryover PTSD Presumption Bill Amended | 01/05/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill to create a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is compensable for emergency medical technicians in California was amended to revise dates because the measure was carried over from the 2023 session. ...Read More | |||
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Longtime Factory Worker Fails to Provide Timely Notice of Hearing Loss Claim | 01/05/2024 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel ruled that a longtime factory worker failed to give timely notice of her hearing loss claim. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Sets Public Hearing on Designated Doctor Reimbursement Proposal | 01/05/2024 | |
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| Source: Steve Nichols (News Contributor) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has scheduled a public hearing to receive testimony on the agency’s proposed amendments to designated doctor billing and reimbursement rules. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Propose New Definition of Compensable Injury, Higher Penalty for Safety Violations | 01/05/2024 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Missouri lawmakers introduced bills that would revise the definition of what constitutes a compensable injury and increase the benefit enhancement when an employer’s failure to follow safety standards results in an injury. ...Read More | |||
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Medical Biller Accused of Stealing More Than $1M From Doctors | 01/05/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York Attorney General’s Office announced the arrest of the owner of a medical billing company who is accused of stealing more than $1 million from doctors who treated injured workers. ...Read More | |||
