Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Comp Provider's Defamation Claim as SLAPP | 01/13/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1002 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 39 min read | |||
| A California appellate court upheld a decision striking a defamation claim by the workers’ compensation insurance providers to a staffing company as a strategic lawsuit against public participation. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI Announces Death of Former General Counsel Michael McClain | 01/13/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1081 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 5 min read | |||
| Staff and the board of directors for the California Workers’ Compensation Institute announced the passing of Michael McClain, who served as the organization's general counsel from 1995 to 2016. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Accepting Applications for April 17 QME Exam | 01/13/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 201 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 14 min read | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that it is accepting applications for a qualified medical evaluator examination scheduled for April 17. ...Read More | |||
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Groups Hope First-Ever Misclassification Prosecution Means New Scrutiny on Construction | 01/13/2021 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: PA | Segment: Top | 168 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 63 min read | |||
| Labor leaders and a contractors' group said Tuesday that officials may finally be making progress in cracking down on the widespread practice misclassification of construction workers — a decade after Pennsylvania lawmakers approved a law for that purpose. ...Read More | |||
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Judge's Order Lacks Decretal Language to Allow for Appellate Review | 01/13/2021 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 128 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 18 min read | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that it lacked jurisdiction to review a judge’s order denying an injured worker’s request to vacate the dismissal of his claim. ...Read More | |||
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ICW Group Names Michael Wheaton Director of Customer Experience | 01/13/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 631 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 8 min read | |||
| ICW Group Insurance Cos. announced the addition of Michael Wheaton as director of customer experience. ...Read More | |||
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Single-Subject Bill Proposes COVID Presumption for School Workers | 01/13/2021 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 112 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 211 min read | |||
| A single-subject bill introduced in the Minnesota House of Representatives this week would create a presumption that COVID-19 is compensable for specified school workers. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Proposes Extending Disease Presumption to Portland Firefighters | 01/13/2021 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 116 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 218 min read | |||
| Oregon lawmakers will again take up the question of whether the more than 600 firefighters in Portland should have access to the same presumption that certain diseases are occupational that’s been available to other firefighters since the 1960s. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmaker Proposes Privatization for MEM | 01/13/2021 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 160 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 100 min read | |||
| Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Co. would be required to create a private successor mutual insurance company by the start of 2023, under a bill introduced in the General Assembly. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Create Presumption of Compensability for Opioid Overdose | 01/13/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 169 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 139 min read | |||
| A New York lawmaker introduced a bill that would create a presumption that opioid overdoses are compensable in some cases. The presumption propos...Read More | |||
