Workers' Compensation News
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Worker's Out-of-State Settlement Isn't Shielded From Bankruptcy Creditors | 04/25/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 15 | 0 | |||
| A federal bankruptcy court judge ruled that a Delaware law exempting workers’ compensation recoveries from creditor claims does not apply to the proceeds of a worker’s settlement for an out-of-state comp claim. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Announces $1.5B Rebate | 04/25/2018 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 39 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 170 min read | |||
| For the fourth time in six years, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is poised to approve a $1 billion rebate to policyholders, except this time the bureau is upping the ante by $500 million. ...Read More | |||
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Psychologist's Report Was Too Ambiguous to Support Denial of PTD Benefits | 04/25/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 14 | 0 | |||
| A divided Ohio appellate court panel overturned an administrative denial of permanent total disability benefits to an injured worker, finding that a psychologist's report on the worker's employability was too ambiguous to be relied upon. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Mulling Bill to Require Hearings Before Benefits Are Terminated | 04/25/2018 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 11 | 0 | |||
| A bill that would require employers and insurers to request an expedited hearing before a workers’ compensation judge before cutting off a claimant’s benefits is awaiting a vote in the Louisiana Senate after winning the blessing of a policy committee. ...Read More | |||
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AWCA Doesn't Govern Retaliation Claims for Workers Injured Before Act's Effective Date | 04/25/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 14 | 0 | |||
| The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Monday maintained its position that the Administrative Workers’ Compensation Act does not govern retaliatory discharge claims by workers who were fired after the act took effect but allege the firing was done in retaliation for the pursuit of comp benefits...Read More | |||
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State Becomes Latest to Adopt Presumption Clause for Firefighters | 04/25/2018 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 11 | 0 | |||
| West Virginia this week became the latest state to adopt a presumption clause for occupational diseases among firefighters. Go...Read More | |||
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Stricken Firefighter's Message Underscores Call for Better Protection | 04/25/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 42 | 0 | |||
| The push for presumption laws and better protection for firefighters in all 50 states may have gained a little more urgency this week with a voice from beyond the grave. ...Read More | |||
| WCAB Seeks Answers After DIR Attorney Allegedly Read Their Email | 04/24/2018 | ||
| By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 2534 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 27 min read | |||
| Six weeks before California Department of Industrial Relations Director Christine Baker suddenly announced her retirement, four Workers' Compensation Appeals Board commissioners sent an angry letter to the agency's top lawyer asking why a staff attorney had been reading their emails....Read More | |||
| Mr. Good Vape Ordered to Reinstate Environmental Whistle-Blower | 04/24/2018 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 342 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 40 min read | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered a business in Chino, California, to reinstate a former manager who was fired for claiming the company’s production of flavored liquids for e-cigarettes violated federal environmental law. Mr. Good Vape LLC was also o...Read More | |||
| National Guideline Clearinghouse To Be Discontinued in July | 04/24/2018 | ||
| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 307 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 17 min read | |||
| The National Guideline Clearinghouse, which for nearly two years has been at the center of a debate over evidence-based treatment guidelines in workers’ comp, will be discontinued in July, a federal agency announced Monday. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality within the U...Read More | |||
