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	Discharge Letter Enough to Warrant PPD Benefits, but More Needed for Award Calculation		10/17/2017
	By: Emily Brill (Reporter)
	State: HI | Segment: Top | 165 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	The Hawaii Supreme Court upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits to a state government worker too stressed out to return to his job, and ordered the award itself — $250 — to be recalculated. ...Read More

	NCCI Recommends 7.6% Reduction in Voluntary Rate		10/17/2017
	State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 163 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	The National Council on Compensation Insurance has recommended a 7.6% decrease for the Kansas voluntary market and a 5.8% decrease for the assigned risk market, the state Department of Insurance announced Monday. ...Read More

	Truck Driver Didn't Leave Course of Employment by Returning From Trip Early		10/17/2017
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 161 | 0 | Popular with Insurance
	The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a truck driver did not remove himself from the course of his employment as a traveling employee by returning from a delivery a day early because of illness. ...Read More

	Guaranty Fund Liable for Insolvent Employer's Safety Violations		10/17/2017
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 150 | 0 | Popular with Insurance
	The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that the Kentucky Coal Employers Self-Insurance Fund was liable for the cost of an enhanced award to the family of a miner who was killed because of his defunct employer’s intentional violation of safety regulations. ...Read More

	Industrial Commission Assessment Drops to Lowest Level in 22 Years		10/17/2017
	State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 208 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	Arizona employers will pay less to support the state’s workers’ compensation system than they did last year. The Industrial Commission...Read More

	Comp Fund Gets Partial Restitution From Suicidal Woman Who Assaulted Cop		10/17/2017
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 206 | 0 | Popular with Insurance
	The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals ruled that a criminal defendant could be ordered to pay restitution to a municipal employer’s workers’ compensation fund. ...Read More

	Police Department Outfitting Rifles With Suppressors to Save on Comp Costs		10/17/2017
	State: OR | Segment: WEST | 246 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	Police officers in Spokane, Washington, will soon be carrying suppressed rifles in their cruisers in an effort to shield themselves from hearing damage and avoid related workers' compensation claims, according to a ...Read More

	Pinnacol Holding Conference on Fraud		10/17/2017
	State: CO | Segment: WEST | 266 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	Colorado’s Pinnacol Assurance is holding its second annual workers’ compensation fraud conference in November. The two-day event will explore the keys to successful workers’ compensation fraud prosecutions, including tips on how to write reports of suspected fraudulent a...Read More

	Award Upheld for Worker Who Admittedly Provided Inaccurate Discovery Responses		10/17/2017
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 148 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker who admittedly provided incorrect information about his work and medical histories during the discovery process for a comp claim. ...Read More

	WCD Holding Educational Conference in November		10/17/2017
	State: OR | Segment: WEST | 233 | 0 | Popular with Insurance
	The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division is holding its 15th annual education conference on Nov. 8 and 9 in Salem. The division said the conference is intended to increase understanding of the state’s work comp system but hast not published a schedule outlining specific ...Read More