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Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Registration Opens for Workers' Comp Conference

State: Tennessee
Topic: SOUTH
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Registration is open for the 23rd Tennessee Workers' Compensation Education Conference, set for Oct. 26-30.

The event, which was rescheduled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, is

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Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Exotic Dancer Sues Club Over Alleged Misclassification

State: Florida
Topic: SOUTH
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An exotic dancer in Florida has filed a federal lawsuit against a strip club, alleging the owners misclassified dancers as independent contractors and deprived them

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Tuesday, August 18, 2020

School District Denies Athletic Director's COVID Claim

State: Florida
Topic: SOUTH
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As Florida teachers return to school this month amid the pandemic, a high school athletic director's plight serves as a cautionary tale, his wife said.

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Monday, August 17, 2020

Registration Opens for WCC Webinar

State: Oklahoma
Topic: SOUTH
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The Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission is accepting registrations for its 2020 webinar series, scheduled for Oct. 1-2.

Online sessions run from 1-5 p.m. both days,

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Friday, August 14, 2020

KEMI Leaders Say Bonuses Were Planned for More Than a Year

State: Kentucky
Topic: SOUTH
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Sixteen months after a state audit faulted Kentucky's largest workers' compensation insurer for some of its spending habits, executives with the company have received bonuses,

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Friday, August 14, 2020

Judge Errs in Setting Aside Arbitrator's Award

State: Texas
Topic: SOUTH
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A Texas appellate court ruled that a trial judge should not have set aside an arbitration decision awarding damages to an injured appliance repairman.

Case:

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Thursday, August 13, 2020

LHWCA Can Apply to Contractor's Worker Due to Hiring Party's Operations

State: Louisiana
Topic: SOUTH
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The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a jury was properly asked to decide whether an offshore platform worker’s death occurred as a

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Thursday, August 13, 2020

Presumption for 10 or More Sickened Workers Fails in Committee

State: Tennessee
Topic: SOUTH
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A bill that would have provided a presumption of eligibility for COVID-stricken essential workers — and for others if the workplace has enough sick employees — died

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