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Friday, July 22, 2022

Arbitrator Must Decide Whether Employer Waited Too Long to Demand Arbitration

State: Texas
Topic: SOUTH
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A Texas appellate court ruled that an arbitrator had to decide whether a statute of limitations deadline in an arbitration agreement barred a nonsubscribing employer

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

DWC Seeks Comments on Proposed Changes to Forms

State: Texas
Topic: SOUTH
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is seeking public comments on proposed changes to forms used by injured workers facing hardship to speed up benefit

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

Court Denies PTD Benefits to Worker, Orders Further Findings on Average Weekly Wage

State: Missouri
Topic: SOUTH
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The Missouri Court of Appeals ordered further findings as to an injured worker’s average weekly wage but upheld a determination that she was not permanently

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Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Myra L. Griffin Confirmed to Serve 2nd Term as Commissioner

State: North Carolina
Topic: SOUTH
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The North Carolina General Assembly confirmed Gov. Roy Cooper’s appointment of Myra L. Griffin to serve a second term as a commissioner on the North

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Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Comp Settlement Establishes Status as Employee at Time of Wreck

State: Louisiana
Topic: SOUTH
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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker’s settlement was dispositive of her employment status at the time of a motor vehicle accident and that

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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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