Workers' Compensation News
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3rd Circuit Overturns Denial of LHWCA Benefits to Worker With Hearing Loss | 01/11/2021 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 176 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 15 min read | |||
| A federal appellate court overturned a denial of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act benefits to a marine construction worker who suffered hearing loss while employed on a bridge replacement project. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Substantive Temporary Disability Benefits Without Express Authorization From Doctor | 01/11/2021 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 106 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 174 min read | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker was entitled to substantive temporary disability benefits after knee surgery but was not entitled to a penalty against his employer due to failure to pay. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Nonsubscribing Employer's Challenge to Arbitration Award | 01/11/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 169 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 47 min read | |||
| A Texas appellate court rejected a nonsubscribing employer’s challenge to an arbitrator’s award of damages to an injured employee, finding the company waived its claim that the award was tainted by the arbitrator’s bias. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmaker Proposes COVID-19 Presumption for School Workers | 01/11/2021 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 154 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 176 min read | |||
| Occupational exposure to the new coronavirus would be presumed for Minnesota teachers, administrators and other school workers who catch COVID-19, under recently introduced legislation. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Authorize Electronic Payment of Benefits | 01/11/2021 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 144 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 7 min read | |||
| A Missouri lawmaker is making another run at a bill that would allow electronic payment of workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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WCS Holding Medical Training Class Tuesday | 01/11/2021 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 146 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 10 min read | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section is holding a new training class Tuesday called, “Delving Into D-35s.” The WCS...Read More | |||
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BWC Extends Deadline for Indoor Air Improvement Grant Applications | 01/11/2021 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 168 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 476 min read | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation has extended a deadline for nursing homes and assisted living centers to apply for funding to cover indoor air quality improvements. ...Read More | |||
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All but Workers' Comp PBMs Must Register With Insurance Department | 01/11/2021 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 240 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 398 min read | |||
| Thanks to a New Hampshire law that was passed in 2019, pharmacy benefits managers must register with the state Department of Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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DWC to Offer Virtual Walk-Through Hearings | 01/08/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1785 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 54 min read | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation said it will offer a “walk-through alternative” using the Lifesize video conferencing platform, starting Monday. ...Read More | |||
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Side Effects of Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Could Result in Workers' Comp Claims | 01/08/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 1044 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 105 min read | |||
| An employee who suffers a bad reaction after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination could file a workers’ compensation claim if his employer mandated the injection, industry experts said Thursday. ...Read More | |||
