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Friday, June 25, 2021

Municipality Properly Terminates Injured Fire Chief After Expiration of Leave

  • State: Oklahoma
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals ruled that a fire chief was properly terminated after one year of leave because of a back injury.

Case:

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Friday, June 25, 2021

Report: Commissioners Nix Salary Continuation Benefits for County Employees

  • State: North Carolina
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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Commissioners of a North Carolina county recently voted to nix a policy that paid injured employees their full salaries in lieu of temporary disability benefits

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Thursday, June 24, 2021

WCC Announces Additional Changes to Death Claim Forms

  • State: South Carolina
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that it revised the form for employers to respond to requests for hearings in cases over death benefits.

Changes

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Thursday, June 24, 2021

Court Reverses Denial of Benefits for Worker Injured in Lunch Break Fall

  • State: Georgia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Georgia Court of Appeals reversed its prior decision denying benefits to a worker who fell while she was on her lunch break.

Case: Daniel

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Seven Charged in Alleged $110M Compounding Scheme

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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Three marketers, one physician, two office workers and the owner of a compounding pharmacy were accused of carrying out a kickback scheme that billed the

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

KEMI Announces $8.2M Dividend

  • State: Kentucky
  • Topic: SOUTH
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Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance on Tuesday announced an $8.2 million dividend for eligible policyholders.

KEMI said more than 13,500 policyholders will receive a dividend payment,

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Worker Waits Too Long to Pursue Claim

  • State: Kentucky
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that an injured worker waited too long to pursue his claim for benefits after he was medically cleared to return

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Supreme Court Rejects Widow's Bad-Faith Claim Over Settlement

  • State: Kentucky
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Kentucky Supreme Court rejected a widow’s claim that two insurance carriers acted in bad faith while mediating negligence and wrongful death claims related to

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

DWC: No Change in 2022 Assessment Rate

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the assessment rates that pay for the agency's operations and finance the state’s Special Disability Trust Fund

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021

DWC Seeks Comments on Form Changes

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Employer
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is seeking comments on proposed changes to forms and notices needed to implement a bill that permanently allows virtual

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