Workers' Compensation News
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CDI: Truck Driver's Death Exposes Premium Fraud Scheme | 05/16/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The California Department of Insurance announced that the owner of a Central Valley trucking firm was charged with fraud after the death of a driver revealed he allegedly underreported payroll by more than $2.3 million. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Announces Crackdown on E-Filing Errors | 05/16/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation said it will evaluate users of its electronic case management system over the next few months and discipline those who continually violate rules and guidelines. ...Read More | |||
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Vehicle Qualifies as Uninsured if Exclusivity Prevents Worker From Recovery | 05/16/2024 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that if a worker is injured as a passenger in an employer-owned vehicle, and workers’ compensation exclusivity precludes a recovery under the automobile liability policy, the vehicle qualifies as uninsured. ...Read More | |||
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Companies Fined $650,000 After Worker Dies in Storage Facility | 05/16/2024 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Two companies were fined a combined $650,000 after a worker died in an apple storage facility that had a low oxygen level to prevent fruit from spoiling, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Overturns Finding That Injured Cop Can Claim UM/UIM Benefits | 05/16/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Texas appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment finding that an injured police officer was entitled to uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage under her own policy for an accident in her police cruiser. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Police Officer's Constitutional Challenges to IRE Process | 05/16/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected an injured police officer’s constitutional challenges to the state’s new impairment rating evaluation scheme. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Hotel Housekeeper's Claim for Knee Injury | 05/16/2024 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The New Mexico Court of Appeals overturned the denial of a hotel housekeeper’s claim for a knee injury. Case: Moorhead v. Hya...Read More | |||
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Governor Approves Legacy Court, Mental Health Bills | 05/16/2024 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed bills creating a new venue for legacy claims and covering public safety workers with mental health claims that aren’t accompanied by a physical injury. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Benefits to Son of Fatal Heart Attack Victim | 05/15/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court overturned a denial of benefits for the son of a worker who died of a heart attack. Richard Cronk worked for K...Read More | |||
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Annual Comp Conference Set for June 12-14 | 05/15/2024 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A certified therapy dog joins the list of presenters featured in the upcoming Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference, set for June 12-14 in Murfreesboro. ...Read More | |||
