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Friday, June 5, 2020

Worker who Got Benefits for Injury from Assault Can't Use Assault to Prove Hostile Work Environment

  • Source: WorkCompCentral
  • State: Tennessee
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled that a worker could not include an on-the-job assault by a colleague in her allegations to support a claim

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Thursday, June 4, 2020

Judge Must Revisit Findings of Compensability

  • State: Alabama
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals overturned an award of permanent total disability benefits to a worker for his alleged cumulative trauma injury because of

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Thursday, June 4, 2020

Injured Worker Can't Bring Bad Faith Suit After Settling Civil Suit

  • State: Delaware
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Delaware Superior Court ruled that an injured worker could not proceed with a bad faith claim against her employer’s claims administrator for failure to

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Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Employers Must Notify Worker if Claim Is to Be Denied

  • State: Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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The Virginia legislature this year approved a law that requires the Workers' Compensation Commission to order employers to tell the worker, in a timely fashion, if

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Wednesday, June 3, 2020

1st DCA Asks Supreme Court to Clarify How Employers 'Provide' Change of Doctors

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A divided Florida appellate court has asked the state Supreme Court to weigh in on what it takes to satisfy an employer’s obligation to “provide”

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Wednesday, June 3, 2020

DWC Wants Data on COVID-19 Claims

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation has issued a mandatory data call for information on COVID-19 claims from 66 insurance carriers, self-insurers, hospital districts, cities

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Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Judge Tosses Paralegal's Retaliation Suit Against Firm

  • State: Delaware
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Delaware Superior Court judge threw out a paralegal’s lawsuit against his employer for allegedly retaliating against him for pursuing a workers’ compensation claim.

Case:

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Veteran Firefighter Can't Get Benefits for Cumulative Hearing Loss

  • State: Louisiana
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a veteran firefighter was not entitled to benefits for cumulative hearing loss from industrial exposure to harmful noise levels.

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Monday, June 1, 2020

Beshear Appoints Judges, Nominating Committee Members

  • State: Kentucky
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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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
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Vendor
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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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