Workers' Compensation News
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CHSWC Meets Sept. 27 | 09/18/2024 | |
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| California’s labor-management advisory panel is scheduled to meet Sept. 27 in Oakland. Members of the Commission on Health and Safety...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Received VSSR Award Can't Pursue Intentional Tort Claim | 09/18/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s intentional tort claim against his employer for injuries from an unguarded table saw. ...Read More | |||
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Interpreters File Class Action Suit for Unpaid Wages | 09/18/2024 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The Washington Federation of State Employees and four interpreters filed a putative class action lawsuit against the Department of Labor and Industries over alleged unpaid wages for services provided to injured workers employed by self-insured businesses. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Proposes 3.8% Rate Increase | 09/18/2024 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries is proposing a 3.8% increase in the average hourly rate employers and workers will pay for comp coverage next year. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Can't Void Employer's Policy or Proceed With Breach-of-Contract Claim | 09/18/2024 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier could not void a policy based on an employer’s misrepresentation, nor could it maintain a breach-of-contract claim against a marketing agent for failing to inform it of the misinformation. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Award for Second of Identical Injuries | 09/18/2024 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals overturned an award of benefits to a worker who suffered identical foot injuries 11 years apart. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns PPD Award, Finds No Valid Impairment Rating | 09/18/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned an award of permanent partial disability benefits to an injured mine worker, finding that neither doctor who provided impairment ratings had performed valid evaluations. ...Read More | |||
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CompIQ, Bardavon Launch Automated Referral Process | 09/18/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| CompIQ Solutions and Bardavon announced a partnership to create an automated referral process for injured workers who need specialized care. ...Read More | |||
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Court Continues to Reject Repetitive Constitutional Challenges to IRE Process | 09/17/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected yet another constitutional challenge to the state's new impairment rating evaluation process. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Orders Compensation for Workers Fired Over Safety Concerns, Misclassified as Contractors | 09/17/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Labor Department said it received more than $350,000 in back wages for workers at a Michigan construction company who were misclassified as contractors and for a truck driver in Virginia who was illegally fired after raising safety concerns. ...Read More | |||
