Workers' Compensation News
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Court Clarifies Level of Cooperation Required for Worker to Avoid Suspension of Benefits | 12/17/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 19 | 0 | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a worker need only “reasonably cooperate” with his employer’s investigation of a claim to avoid a suspension of benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Concrete Contractor Allegedly Forged Proof of Insurance | 12/17/2018 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 63 | 0 | |||
| A Minnesota concrete company owner was charged this week with fraud after he allegedly forged documents claiming his company carried adequate workers' c...Read More | |||
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Court Partially Revives Worker's Labor Law Claim Based on Alleged Tripping Hazard | 12/17/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 12 | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court revived part of an injured worker’s Labor Law claim based on injuries he sustained when he slipped on a pile of snow-covered pipes. ...Read More | |||
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Temporary Staffing Co. Employee Can't Bring Negligence Suit Against Employer's Client | 12/17/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 11 | 0 | |||
| The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that the employee of a temporary staffing company could not bring a negligence suit against her employer’s customer for injuries she sustained while assigned to work at a manufacturing facility. ...Read More | |||
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Forklift Operator Gets Award of PTD Benefits for Spinal Cord Injury | 12/17/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 29 | 0 | |||
| The Tennessee Supreme Court Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits to a forklift operator with a spinal cord injury from an on-the-job fall. ...Read More | |||
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Proposed Fee Schedule Update Would Increase System Costs 2.6% | 12/17/2018 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 16 | 0 | |||
| Proposed changes to the Kansas workers’ compensation fee schedule are expected to increase system costs by 2.6%, according to a notice posted in Friday’s state Register. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Reject Cooper's Appointment to Industrial Commission | 12/17/2018 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 86 | 0 | |||
| A week after a court ruled that lawmakers had usurped the governor's authority in stacking the state's workers' compensation board, the Republican legislature appears to be flexing its muscle again. ...Read More | |||
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Agents Raid Burke's Offices Again | 12/17/2018 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 72 | 0 | |||
| Two weeks after FBI agents raided the offices of the alderman who oversees Chicago’s workers’ compensation program, they returned Thursday, according to news reports...Read More | |||
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OSIP Proposes Rules to Improve Data Collection for Public Employers | 12/14/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 310 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 18 min read | |||
| Six years after being directed by the California Legislature, the Office of Self-Insurance Plans has proposed rules to implement data reporting requirements for public employers in the state. ...Read More | |||
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Average Charged Rate Down 10% Over 2017 | 12/14/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 253 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 40 min read | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau said the average rate California employers paid for coverage during the first nine months of 2018 was about 10% less than they paid in 2017. ...Read More | |||
