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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

DWC Releases Report on Workplace Injury and Illness Rates

  • by Steve Nichols (News Contributor)
  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Texas Department of Insurance’s Division of Workers’ Compensation released its annual report on Texas workplace injury and illness rates. DWC gathers statistical data on

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

WCC Hosting Judicial Update on Zoom

  • State: Oklahoma
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission is holding a judicial update Dec. 8 on Zoom.

Legal operations and outreach staff will cover important topics, the commission

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Employer Fined $201,573 for Explosion

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a manufacturer of industrial gas $201,573 for what the agency called a preventable explosion that injured five

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Suit Against Non-Subscribing Employer Constitutes Action to Collect Comp Benefits

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Texas appellate court ruled that a suit against a nonsubscribing employer constitutes "an action to collect workers' compensation benefits under the workers' compensation law”

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Worker's Failure to Comply with Pleading Requirements Sinks Appeal

  • State: Missouri
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a worker’s application for review based on her failure to comply with the minimum pleading requirements

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Monday, November 27, 2023

Nurse Gets PTD Award for Back Injury

  • State: Missouri
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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The Missouri Supreme Court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits and future medical care to a nurse for a back injury from moving

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Monday, November 27, 2023

DWC Announces Adoption of Rules, Audit Plan, Fee Guideline Conversion Factors

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Employer
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced the adoption of revised and new death benefit rules, an audit plan for prescriptions of gabapentin or pregabalin

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Employee Can't Maintain Tort Suit Against Colleague, Employer for Car Accident

  • State: Louisiana
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Employer
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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a school district employee could not maintain a tort action against a colleague and their employer for injuries from

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Supreme Court Upholds Closure of Claim

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the closure of a worker’s claim based upon allegedly incorrect information.

Case: Miller v. Grant County Mulch Inc., No.

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Judge Allows Worker's Civil Complaint Over Walmart Shooting

  • State: Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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For the second time in a month, a Virginia circuit court judge allowed a worker to move forward with a multimillion-dollar civil suit against an

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