Workers' Compensation News
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No SLU Award for Worker Because of Deficiencies in Medical Opinions | 03/29/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to a schedule loss of use award because the medical opinions did not consider his carpal tunnel diagnosis or whether the condition was related to his wrist injury. ...Read More | |||
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Widow Proves Husband's Occupational Pneumoconiosis Contributed to His Death | 03/29/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a finding that a worker’s widow was entitled to benefits for his death because his cancer was materially related to his occupational pneumoconiosis. ...Read More | |||
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State OSHA Fines Construction Company for Repeated Safety Violations | 03/29/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Oregon's Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a Bend-based construction company more than $103,00 for repeatedly failing to protect workers from fall hazards. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI: Poorer Recovery Noted in Injured Workers With Psychosocial Risk Factors | 03/29/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute notes that injured workers had a higher prevalence of psychosocial risk factors than those using private insurance, as well as a heightened association between the risk and outcomes. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Webinar to Cover Impact of Employee Tenure on Frequency | 03/28/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is holding a webinar April 18 to discuss results from a study of the impact of employee tenure on claim frequency. ...Read More | |||
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Repeatedly Jailed Worker Gets New AWW Calculation, Penalties | 03/28/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s average weekly wages had been miscalculated and that he was entitled to penalties for his employer’s failure to reinstate his benefits after his periods of incarceration. ...Read More | |||
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Chesapeake Announces $50M Dividend | 03/28/2024 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Chesapeake Employers Insurance Co. announced a $50 million dividend for policyholders with a loss ratio below 40.3% in policy year 2022. The ca...Read More | |||
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CompWest Appoints Kristi Houston to Vice Presidential Team | 03/28/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| CompWest Insurance Co. appointed Kristi Houston as vice president of business development and operations. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill Shifting Oversight of Self-Insurance Fund | 03/28/2024 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kansas House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would transfer oversight of the state workers’ compensation self-insurance fund from the Department of Administration to the Insurance Department. ...Read More | |||
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Fraudulent Claim Leads to Conviction of Worker, Employer | 03/28/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Iowa employer pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact as an employee continued working for him while receiving workers’ compensation benefits, the Iowa Division of Insurance announced. ...Read More | |||
