Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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Public Employers' Rates Drop 3.9% | 01/05/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced that public employer rates decreased by an average of 3.9% at the start of the year. ...Read More | |||
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Railroad Repair Employee Can't Assert FELA Claim | 01/05/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a railroad service repair company employee could not assert a claim under the Federal Employers' Liability Act for his injuries from a fall from a bridge. ...Read More | |||
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Court Grants Worker Partial Summary Judgment, Dismisses Defendant | 01/05/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to only partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a tripping accident and that one defendant was entitled to dismissal from the case. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Hurt by Falling Object Can't Bring Viable Labor Law Claim | 01/05/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a moving company employee could not assert a viable Labor Law claim for his injuries from an object falling on his foot. ...Read More | |||
