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Friday, October 1, 2021

Judge Errs in Issuing Award Without Addressing Carrier's Argument for EMA

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A Florida appellate court ruled that a judge of compensation claims erred in awarding benefits to an injured worker after rejecting an insurance carrier’s challenge

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Friday, October 1, 2021

DWC Proposes Changes to Compensation Notice Requirements

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation is proposing changes to rules that require carriers to provide employers with a compensation notice that is commonly referred

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Thursday, September 30, 2021

Railway Gets Summary Judgment Dismissing Worker's FELA Claim

  • State: Georgia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a railway was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a transport driver’s claim against it under the Federal Employers

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Thursday, September 30, 2021

State Reports Surge in COVID-19 Claims

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A summer surge in coronavirus cases in Florida began in July, as 4,221 COVID-19 workers' compensation indemnity claims were filed — more than six times

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Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Worker Injured in Out-of-State Accident Waits Too Long to File Claim

  • State: Louisiana
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a woman waited too long to file a workers’ compensation claim for injuries from an out-of-state accident.

Case: Reese v. Sedgwick

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Wednesday, September 29, 2021

DWC Seeks Presenters for 2022 Conference

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is looking for presenters for its 2022 conference.

“We want to explore technologies and trends that will have the

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Tuesday, September 28, 2021

No Permanent Partial Impairment Benefits for Worker Who Slipped and Fell

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of permanent partial impairment benefits to a warehouse manager for his injuries from a workplace fall.

Case:

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Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Court Reissues Decision Denying Worker's Claim for Psych Injury, Rebuking Commissioner

  • State: South Carolina
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The South Carolina Court of Appeals withdrew and reissued a decision upholding the denial of a worker’s claim for aggravation of a preexisting psychological condition,

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Monday, September 27, 2021

Supreme Court Denies Worker's Request to Expand Scope of Back Injury Claim

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Supreme Court of West Virginia unanimously ruled that a worker was not entitled to expand her claim for a back injury to include dorsalgia,

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Friday, September 24, 2021

Injured Worker Can't Expand Claim to Add Psychiatric Conditions

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand his claim to include his diagnoses for various mental health

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