Workers' Compensation News
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Assembly Approves Bill to Add Right to Attorney to Workplace Posters | 04/29/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The California Assembly unanimously approved a bill that would require employers to notify workers that they have a right to consult an attorney to discuss workplace injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can Get SLU Award for Loss Caused by Brain Injury | 04/29/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that an award for a worker’s loss of use of his limbs may be available when medical evidence shows that loss is the result of brain injury, not direct trauma to the extremities. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Worker With Alleged Eye Injury | 04/29/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for an alleged eye injury. Ca...Read More | |||
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Treatment Allegedly Outside Guidelines Still Reasonable, Necessary for Worker | 04/29/2024 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court upheld a determination that an injured worker’s treatments were reasonable and necessary even though they allegedly fell outside the parameters of the state’s administrative health care practice guidelines. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't Raise Exclusivity Defense to Tort Claims From Worker Shot by Colleague | 04/29/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that an employer was barred from raising a workers’ compensation exclusivity defense to a worker’s civil suit over his shooting by a colleague. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Hearing Loss Rating Bills | 04/29/2024 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed bills revising the criteria for measuring work-related hearing loss. The governor on Thursday signed ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Submits Pure Premium Filing | 04/26/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau on Thursday said it submitted its annual advisory pure premium rate filing to the California Department of Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes Bill to Eliminate Contractor Comp Coverage Requirement | 04/26/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California Senate committee recently passed a bill that would relieve contractors of the requirement to carry workers’ compensation and provide proof of coverage when seeking a license, even if they have no employees. ...Read More | |||
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Appropriations Committee Passes E-Signature Bill | 04/26/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly Appropriations Committee unanimously passed a bill that would allow electronic signatures in proceedings before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request for Additional Benefits, Claim of Additional Injuries | 04/26/2024 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for additional benefits and a second alleged workplace injury. ...Read More | |||
