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Friday, March 4, 2022

Supervisor, Colleague Not Liable for Worker's Death

  • State: Missouri
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The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a supervisor and colleague could not be held civilly liable for the death of a worker who was thrown

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Friday, March 4, 2022

House Passes PTSD, Insolvent Carrier Data Bills

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Florida state House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill that would give first responders up to a year from the date of diagnosis to file

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Thursday, March 3, 2022

Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Motion to Reinstate Claim

  • State: Mississippi
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The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a worker’s motion to reinstate his claim as time-barred.

Case: Tillman v. KLLM Transport, No. 2021-WC-00057-COA,

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Thursday, March 3, 2022

DWC: Nearly Half of COVID Claims, Fatalities Involve First Responders

  • State: Texas
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Nearly half of the more than 78,000 claims for COVID-19 and more than half of the 422 fatalities reported since the pandemic started involved first

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Thursday, March 3, 2022

Report: Lawmaker Revives PTSD Bill

  • State: Georgia
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A Georgia senator revived a bill that would provide workers’ compensation coverage for first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder after a similar measure died in

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Governor Nominates Commissioner for Reappointment

  • State: North Carolina
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper nominated Myra L. Griffin for reappointment as a member of the North Carolina Industrial Commission for a second six-year term

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Officials at Medical Supply and Billing Company Charged With Fraud

  • State: Arkansas
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Arkansas announced that a federal grand jury indicted the former owner of a medical supply and

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

High Court Reinstates Worker's Award of TTD Benefits, Vacates PPD Award

  • State: Kentucky
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Kentucky Supreme Court reinstated temporary total disability benefits to an injured worker but vacated her award of permanent partial disability benefits.

Case: French v.

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Monday, February 28, 2022

Carrier Gets Partial Summary Judgment Disallowing Bankruptcy Trustee From Avoiding Payment

  • State: Texas
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A bankruptcy judge in Texas ruled that an insurance carrier was entitled to partial summary judgment opposing the efforts of the trustee for a defunct

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Monday, February 28, 2022

Alexis Bakofsky Named Chief of Staff for OIR

  • State: Florida
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Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier announced that Alexis Bakofsky was appointed chief of staff of the Office of Insurance Regulation.

Bakofsky most recently served as

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