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Thursday, December 22, 2022

DWC Sets First Quarter Discount Rate at 8.11%

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the interest rate used to calculate the present-day value of lump sum settlements will climb to 8.11%

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Thursday, December 22, 2022

Commissioner Approves 10.2% Loss Costs Decrease

  • State: Tennessee
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance announced a 10th consecutive reduction in workers' compensation loss costs for 2023.

Commissioner Carter Lawrence on Dec. 14

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Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Split Supreme Court Says Worker's Timely Claim Preserves Jurisdiction for Widow's Case

  • State: North Carolina
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that an injured employee's timely workers' compensation claim establishes the Industrial Commission's jurisdiction over the case, including a dependent's

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Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Supreme Court Says Worker's Cohabitant Fiancee Can't Assert Claim for Death Benefits

  • State: North Carolina
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that an individual who lacks a legal relationship with a deceased employee cannot be a dependent entitled to file

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Monday, December 19, 2022

Owner of Moving Company Jailed for Fraud

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The owner of a West Virginia moving company was sentenced to one year in federal prison for tax fraud and unpaid workers’ compensation premiums, federal

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Monday, December 19, 2022

Employee Can Receive Supplemental Earnings Benefits After Voluntary Retirement

  • State: Louisiana
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Vendor
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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a former employee can claim and receive supplemental earnings benefits after retirement, even if he admitted that his retirement

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Friday, December 16, 2022

Nonsubscribing Employer Can Compel Arbitration of Injured Worker's Negligence Claim

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Texas appellate court ruled that a nonsubscribing employer’s motion to compel arbitration of an injured employee’s negligence claims should have been granted.

Case: Cardinal

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

Bill Would Create Uniform Worker Classification Act

  • State: Oklahoma
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Medical
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Oklahoma workers would be classified as employees unless they meet certain conditions under a bill filed ahead of the 2023 legislative session.

Sen.

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

Defective Briefing Leads to Dismissal of Injured Nurse's Challenge

  • State: Missouri
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Missouri Court of Appeals threw out an injured nurse’s challenge to a grant of summary judgment to her employer on her claims of discrimination

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

Conspirator in Premium Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 52 Months in Prison

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Florida man who conspired to pay construction workers off the books to fraudulently reduce workers’ compensation costs and payroll taxes was sentenced to four

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