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Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Court Distinguishes Carrier's 'Last' Payment From 'Final' Payment of Benefits

  • State: North Carolina
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was not entitled to further medical benefits more than two years after the last payment

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Tuesday, December 1, 2020

DWC to Examine 30 Lumbar Fusions in Audit of Utilization Reviewers

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation has adopted a plan to audit utilization review agents based in part on the number of lumbar fusion surgeries

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Monday, November 30, 2020

Court Upholds Dismissal of Worker's Toxic Exposure Claim

  • Source: WorkCompCentral
  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claim his on-the-job chemical exposure had led to the development of cancers.

Case: Chandra v.

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Monday, November 30, 2020

DWC Holds Stakeholder Meeting to Discuss Legislative Plans

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation will host an all-stakeholder meeting Tuesday to hear recommendations about what comp changes the Legislature should consider next year.

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Attorney Suspended After Gun Incident

  • State: South Carolina
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A South Carolina personal injury and workers' compensation attorney has been suspended from practice after he was arrested in a gun-related incident.

Jason Taylor, of

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Report: Doctor Acquitted on 7 of 8 Fraud Charges

  • State: Mississippi
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Mississippi doctor was acquitted on seven of eight charges in what federal prosecutors alleged was an $18 million fraud scheme involving expensive pain creams,

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Casino Employee Failed to Prove Workplace Fall Resulted in Herniated Disk

  • Source: WorkCompCentral
  • State: Louisiana
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker who suffered a compensable knee injury from an on-the-job fall did not prove her entitlement to benefits

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Family of Deceased Deli Worker Sues Publix Over Early No-Mask Policy

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The family of a grocery worker killed by COVID-19 has filed a negligence lawsuit alleging Publix supermarkets forbade the man from wearing a face covering

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Denial of Officer's COVID Claim Shows Need for Presumption, Advocates Say

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The death of a Texas prison guard from COVID-19 and the denial of her workers' compensation claim highlights the need for a virus presumption law,

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Jury Decides Existence of Employment Relationship for Chicken Farm Worker

  • State: Maryland
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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Maryland’s highest court ruled that a jury properly decided the question of whether a chicken farm worker was an employee of the poultry producer who

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