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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Commission Lacks Jurisdiction Over Claim for Out-of-State Accident

  • State: North Carolina
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the Industrial Commission lacked jurisdiction over a resident’s compensation claim for an injury that occurred in Virginia.

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Reissued Check Constitutes 'Final' Payment of Benefits

  • State: North Carolina
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A divided North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that an insurance carrier’s reissued check that a worker lost constituted its last payment of benefits for purposes

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Injured Worker's False Statements Not Willful

  • State: Louisiana
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld a determination that an injured worker did not willfully make false statements for the purpose of obtaining compensation benefits.

Case:

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Monday, July 18, 2022

DWC Announces Plans to Revise Physician Dispensing Rules

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation published a notice in the Florida Administrative Register announcing plans to review physician dispensing rules.

The division said in

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Thursday, July 14, 2022

BWC Looking to Fill Memphis Judge Position

  • State: Tennessee
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is requesting applications from qualified attorneys interested in serving as a comp judge in Memphis.

The successful candidate will

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Thursday, July 14, 2022

Sovereign Immunity Doesn't Shield School District From Retaliation Claim

  • State: Missouri
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Missouri Supreme Court unanimously ruled that there is no sovereign immunity for workers' compensation retaliation actions brought against a public school district.

Case: Poke

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Wednesday, July 13, 2022

BWC Sets Retirement Luncheon for Administrator During Educational Conference

  • State: Tennessee
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is hosting a retirement luncheon during its annual educational conference for outgoing administrator Abbie Hudgens.

Abbie Hudgens

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Comp Carrier Can't Assert Lien on Worker's Third-Party Recovery

  • State: Georgia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Georgia Court of Appeals upheld a grant of summary judgment denying an insurance carrier the ability to assert a lien against a worker’s third-party

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Monday, July 11, 2022

Court Tosses Worker's Challenge to Venue Transfer, Upholds Dismissal of DWC as Party

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A Texas appellate court dismissed a worker’s challenge to a trial court’s order transferring venue and upheld the dismissal of the Division of Workers’ Compensation

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Monday, July 11, 2022

Worker Timely Submits Paperwork, Payment After Filing Claim by Fax

  • State: Louisiana
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker’s claim was not prescribed even though it took him more than seven calendar days to submit the

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