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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

DWC Proposes Updating Life Expectancy Table

State: Colorado
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The Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation is proposing to update its life expectancy table.

The division proposed rules that would increase the overall life expectancy

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Defendant Not Served Notice of Claim Gets Summary Dismissal of Suit

State: New York
Topic: NORTH
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A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a Labor Law defendant, finding it had not been timely served with the

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Court Sends Case Back to Board to Again Consider Merits of Claim

State: New York
Topic: NORTH
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A New York appellate court sent a case back to the Workers’ Compensation Board for the second time, directing it to address the merits of the

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

WCIRB Actuarial Committee Meets Thursday

State: California
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau Actuarial Committee is holding a virtual meeting Thursday.

Committee members will discuss issues relating to loss adjustment expense and

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

DWC Seeks Comments on Rules

State: Texas
Topic: SOUTH
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is reviewing claim procedures for injured workers, employers and carriers.

The division announced that it is reviewing all sections

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Retail Worker With History of Back Issues Fails to Prove Compensable Injury

State: Virginia
Topic: SOUTH
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The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a Wal-Mart worker with a history of back problems had not established a compensable injury from

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Monday, April 8, 2024

Worker's Suit Against Employer for Exposing Him to Dog Attack Tossed as Untimely

State: Mississippi
Topic: Top
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The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a utility company worker's civil suit against his employer, finding he waited too long to assert that he

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Monday, April 8, 2024

Governor Signs Bill to Allow More Docs in System, Treat Unemployment as Wages

State: Kentucky
Topic: SOUTH
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear enacted a bill that could have the mixed effect of lowering costs by allowing retired doctors to write medical reports and

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Monday, April 8, 2024

House Passes Underground Economy Task Force, Nurses Resolution

State: Hawaii
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The Hawaii House of Representatives passed resolutions that would request that the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations clarify payment rules for advanced practice registered

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