Workers' Compensation News
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Columbus Day Holiday Didn't Extend Time for Employer to File Petition for Review | 10/11/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 74 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that an employer was not entitled to an extra day to file a petition for review of an award, since Columbus Day was not a holiday for the Workers’ Compensation Commission. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Employer's Third Challenge to Worker's Treatment Regimen | 10/11/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 124 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 35 min read | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals rejected an employer’s third attempt to challenge the reasonableness and necessity of a worker’s treatment regimen for a 10-year old back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Workplace Safety Penalties to Increase 84% | 10/11/2018 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 239 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 12 min read | |||
| The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced that the maximum penalty for workplace safety violations will nearly double on Oct. 20 to account for inflation. ...Read More | |||
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Medata Opens Office in Henderson | 10/11/2018 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 452 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 223 min read | |||
| Medical cost-containment company Medata opened a new office in Henderson, Nevada, after running out of room to add new staff to its office in California. ...Read More | |||
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Grocery Store Worker Gets Benefits for Injuries From Off-the-Clock Fall | 10/11/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 164 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 12 min read | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a grocery store employee was entitled to benefits for injuries from a fall that occurred after she finished her shift and was walking across the store to pick up a meal before heading home. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revisits Labor Law Dispute, Revives Portions of Worker's Claim | 10/11/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 230 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 86 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court revisited a Labor Law dispute over a worker’s fall from a ladder and revived portions of his claims against a contractor that had been hired to install signage at a retail space. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Submits Hodgepodge of Rule Changes to Legislative Committee | 10/11/2018 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 91 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 29 min read | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation said Wednesday that it has filed with a legislative review committee 12 proposed rule changes relating to classification rates, security fund contributions, retrospective rating and other matters. ...Read More | |||
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Ex-Employees Charge Retaliation Over Shooting Range Comp Claims | 10/11/2018 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 362 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 317 min read | |||
| Six employees of a Philadelphia shooting range have filed a lawsuit, alleging that they were fired after they filed workers' compensation claims over respiratory injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Providers Say Reimbursement Inadequate Under Proposed Pharmacy Rules | 10/10/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 771 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 67 min read | |||
| Service providers say changes to the pharmaceutical fee schedule that the Division of Workers’ Compensation proposed in September could significantly reduce reimbursement rates in California. ...Read More | |||
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Claimant Gets Year in Jail, Probation for Misrepresenting Injury | 10/10/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 785 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 141 min read | |||
| An injured worker who pleaded no contest to one count of fraud for intentionally misrepresenting the extent of his injuries was ordered to serve one year in county jail. ...Read More | |||
