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Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Worker Bitten by Colleague's Dog Can't Seek Civil Remedy

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Texas appellate court ruled that the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act barred a worker’s civil suit against her colleague seeking damages

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020

BWC Sets Webinar on New Training Program for Doctors

  • State: Tennessee
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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The Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation is developing a training program for physicians who treat injured workers, and it wants input from insurers and employers.

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020

DWC Wants Ideas for Medical Quality Audit on Rotator Cuff Repair, RTW

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  1 share

The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation is seeking input on the best approach to a medical quality audit plan on rotator cuff repairs and on

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Monday, December 7, 2020

Court Upholds Approval of Compound Cream for Pain Management

  • State: Louisiana
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld the approval of a compound cream for pain management by an injured worker who had been run over by a

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Friday, December 4, 2020

Federal Appellate Court Tosses Worker's Civil Suit for Assault by Co-Employee

  • State: District of Columbia
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A federal appellate court upheld the dismissal of a transit employee’s claim for damages from a vicious on-the-job assault by a co-worker.

Case: Workagegnehu v.

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Friday, December 4, 2020

Top Officials Hail State's 6.6% Rate Decrease

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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Some of Florida's top elected officials are highlighting a 6.6% average decrease in workers' compensation rates for 2021, almost a month after it was approved

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Friday, December 4, 2020

City Reviews Drug Policy, Accepts Injured Firefighter's Comp Claim and Attorney Fees

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A south Florida city has agreed to pay $60,000 in a claimant's attorney fees, more than a year after it denied a firefighter's injury claim because

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Thursday, December 3, 2020

Regulators Tout Larger, 9.2% Rate Decrease for 2021

  • State: Tennessee
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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Many Tennessee employers should see a decrease in workers' compensation premiums next year after regulators approved a 9.2% cut in loss costs for the voluntary

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Thursday, December 3, 2020

Department to Hold Hearings on Pharmacy, Filing Rule Changes

  • State: Kentucky
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Kentucky Department of Workers' Claims is reminding stakeholders that it will hold public hearings next month on changes to the pharmacy fee schedule and on

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Thursday, December 3, 2020

Max Weekly Benefit Climbs to $1,011 for 2021

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The average weekly wage in Florida rose to $1,011 this year, triggering an increase in the maximum weekly workers' compensation benefit, the state Division of

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