Workers' Compensation News
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Comp Agencies Report Disruptions From Tech Outage | 07/22/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The software update that grounded airplanes and disrupted hospitals worldwide Friday also wreaked havoc on workers’ compensation regulators in some states. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill Allowing Commissioner to Adopt Criteria for Safety Program Discount | 07/22/2024 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Delaware Gov. John Carney signed a bill allowing the insurance commissioner to adopt criteria for employers to qualify for a workplace safety program that aims to provide lower workers’ compensation premiums. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Limit Employment Protections for Medical Cannabis Users | 07/22/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Pennsylvania employers would be allowed to make adverse employment decisions against employees and job applicants who legally use medical cannabis, under recently introduced legislation. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Claim for Offset | 07/22/2024 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled that an automobile insurance provider was not entitled to summary judgment to offset its liability to an insured. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Modification of Worker's Benefits for Specific Loss | 07/22/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the modification of an injured worker’s benefits from wage loss to a specific loss based on the partial amputation of a toe. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker Injured in Fall From Ladder | 07/22/2024 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the denial of benefits to a worker who was injured when she ignored her employer’s instruction to not use a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Past President of CAAA Calls Comp System Outdated | 07/19/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 6 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A past president of the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association called on lawmakers to fix what he called an outdated workers’ compensation system to ensure that injured workers receive timely medical care and adequate indemnity benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Crowdstrike Outage Hits Comp Agencies | 07/19/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| EDITOR’S NOTE: The New York State Workers Compensation Board said Friday afternoon that the majority of online services should now be restored. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Deadline for Contesting MMI Date | 07/19/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court rejected a worker’s constitutional challenge to the 90-day deadline for contesting a previously assessed maximum medical improvement date. ...Read More | |||
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Court Dismisses Employer's Challenge to Review Board Order | 07/19/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed an employer’s challenge to a decision of the Benefits Review Board remanding a worker’s motion to modify his partial disability award under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
