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Thursday, April 29, 2021

Senate Passes Firefighter Cancer Bill

  • State: Missouri
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Missouri state Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that would create a voluntary benefits pool for firefighters who develop cancer.

SB 45, which passed 30-2,

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Thursday, April 29, 2021

Commission Says Policy Cancellation Unchanged by New Law

  • State: South Carolina
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission said the procedure for canceling policies did not change as a result of a recently enacted law.

The governor

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Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Comp Carrier Can't Intervene in Worker's Suit

  • State: Delaware
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Delaware Superior Court ruled that a workers’ compensation insurance carrier had no right to intervene in a worker’s lawsuit seeking underinsured motorist benefits.

Case:

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Court Says Carrier Acted in Bad Faith

  • State: North Carolina
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that an insurance carrier acted in bad faith by paying death benefits to a worker’s estranged wife and

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021

House Passes Bill to Require Comp Insurance Disclosures

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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Insurers that sell accident and health insurance coverage in Texas may need to comply with disclosure requirements if a bill that passed the state’s House

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Monday, April 26, 2021

Self-Represented Worker's Claim Shouldn't Have Been Dismissed

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Texas appellate court ruled that a self-represented worker’s claim should not have been dismissed due to a lack of prosecution.

Case: Griffin v. American

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Monday, April 26, 2021

Widow Can't Pursue Tort Suit Over Employer's Handling of Medical Emergency

  • State: Missouri
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a trial judge properly dismissed a widow’s claim against her late husband’s employer for allegedly failing to provide

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Friday, April 23, 2021

Worker Gets Award Despite Accusation of 'Symptom Magnification'

  • State: Tennessee
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Tennessee Supreme Court’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel upheld an award of benefits to an Amazon employee despite her decision to forego certain medical

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Thursday, April 22, 2021

Dismissal of Claim for Failure to Appear Violates Due Process

  • State: Alabama
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled that a claim should not have been dismissed for failure to appear because the worker was never notified

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Thursday, April 22, 2021

Registration Opens for Work Comp Educational Seminar

  • State: Missouri
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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The Missouri Department of Labor announced that registration opened for the 26th annual Missouri Division of Workers’ Compensation Educational Seminar.

The virtual event will feature

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