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Monday, March 22, 2021

DWC Sets Second-Quarter Interest Rate at 3.57%

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation on Friday announced that the interest rate and discount rate for the second quarter of 2021 will be 3.57%,

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Monday, March 22, 2021

Committee Passes Bill That Would Allow PTSD Comp Benefits for First Responders

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A West Virginia House of Delegates committee approved a bill that would allow first-responder agencies to offer workers’ compensation benefits related to post-traumatic stress disorder

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Monday, March 22, 2021

DWC Readopts Dispute Resolution, Attorney Fee Rules

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation on Friday announced that it is readopting administrative rules governing medical reimbursement disputes and attorney fees.

The division readopted

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Friday, March 19, 2021

Report: Misclassification Task Force Wants More Time

  • State: Louisiana
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A task force studying misclassification issues wants more time to finalize its recommendations, according to a report by the Louisiana Illuminator.

Luke Morris

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Friday, March 19, 2021

Denial of PTD Benefits Unsupported by Record Despite Worker's Lack of Credibility

  • State: South Carolina
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The South Carolina Court of Appeals overturned a denial of permanent total disability benefits that had been based entirely upon a finding that the injured

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Thursday, March 18, 2021

Firefighter and EMS Advocates Ask Again for Expanded Cancer Coverage

  • State: North Carolina
  • Topic: SOUTH
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Advocates for firefighters and emergency medical service workers in North Carolina are asking lawmakers to expand cancer coverage for those employees.

State workers’ comp laws currently

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Thursday, March 18, 2021

Contractor Must Pay Benefits to Injured Employee of Subcontractor

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Florida appellate court ruled that a general contractor was liable for the payment of benefits to the injured employee of a siding subcontractor that

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Thursday, March 18, 2021

Court Overturns $8 Million Verdict in 'Walking Dead' Stuntman's Death

  • State: Georgia
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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An appeals court in Georgia reversed an $8 million award in civil damages to the family of a stuntman who fell to his death on

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Wednesday, March 17, 2021

TDI Adopts NCCI Changes to Basic Manual

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Texas Department of Insurance on Tuesday announced that it adopted amendments to the National Council on Compensation Insurance Basic Manual for Workers’ Compensation and

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Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Advisory Council Reviewing Presumption Bill at Thursday Meeting

  • State: Tennessee
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Tennessee Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation will discuss on Thursday a legislative proposal to create a rebuttable presumption that COVID-19 is compensable for emergency

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