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Monday, June 1, 2020

Beshear Appoints Judges, Nominating Committee Members

State: Kentucky
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear appointed four administrative law judges and three to the Workers’ Compensation Nominating Committee.

Tonya Clemons
(kopkalaw.com)

The governor appointed

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Monday, June 1, 2020

WCC Issues Guidelines as In-Person Trials Resume

State: Oklahoma
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The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission said attorneys shouldn’t linger in its building when it resumes in-person trials today.

Interim guidelines the commission sent to system

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Monday, June 1, 2020

Worker's Misrepresentations About Medical History Result in Forfeiture of Benefits

State: Louisiana
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for her alleged injuries due to dishonesty about her medical history.

Case: White

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Friday, May 29, 2020

Judge in Wrongful Death Suit Needs to Revisit Calculation of Attorney Fee, Liens

State: Tennessee
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The Tennessee Court of Appeals ordered recalculation of the attorney fee and subrogation liens payable in a wrongful death case for a worker killed by

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Thursday, May 28, 2020

Out-of-State Worker Can't Maintain Tort Suit Against Supervisor

State: Missouri
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The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that an out-of-state employee could not maintain a tort claim against her supervisor for her injuries from an in-state

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Thursday, May 28, 2020

Release Doesn't Bar Later Death Benefit Claim

State: Maryland
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Maryland’s highest court ruled that the terms of a worker’s settlement and release prior to his death did not bar his widow from later filing

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Thursday, May 28, 2020

DWC Posts Criteria for Provider Evaluations, Re-Adopts Comp Procedure Regs

State: Texas
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation will evaluate health care providers in 2021 mostly on their work-status reports and medical evaluation reports, the division said

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Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Paramedic Fails to Prove Entitlement to Benefits

State: Louisiana
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to a paramedic for his alleged injuries from being attacked while attending to a patient.

Case:

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Tuesday, May 26, 2020

NCCI Proposes COVID-19 Rules

State: Texas
Topic: SOUTH
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The Texas Department of Insurance announced that the National Council on Compensation Insurance filed proposed rule changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The filing

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