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Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Woman Settles Suit for $8 Million After Gruesome Machinery Accident

  • State: Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A Virginia woman who lost her entire scalp in an industrial accident has settled a lawsuit against an equipment manufacturer and installer for $8 million.

That's

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Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Attorney Fees Must Be Reviewed by Judge, Department Says

  • State: Kentucky
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Kentucky Workers' Claims commissioner is reminding attorneys that their fees must be approved by an administrative law judge before they are paid.

“It has

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Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Report Shows Most COVID Claims Result in Small Indemnity Payments

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
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Florida's COVID-19-related workers' compensation claims continue to rise in number, but the vast majority have resulted in relatively small indemnity payments, according to the Florida

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Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Worker Who Returned to Job Gets Increased Benefits After Change in Position

  • State: Kentucky
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a worker who returned to his time-of-injury job is entitled to an increased award of benefits after he

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Monday, September 14, 2020

Health System Fined for Lack of PPE

  • State: Louisiana
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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Federal workplace safety regulators fined a Louisiana health care system $13,494 for failing to ensure workers had proper personal protective equipment.

The Occupational Safety and

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Friday, September 11, 2020

Supreme Court Allows Worker to Proceed With Bad-Faith Claim Against TPA

  • State: Delaware
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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The Delaware Supreme Court declined to step in and stop an injured worker from pursuing a bad-faith claim against a third-party claims administrator.

Case: Helmsman

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Friday, September 11, 2020

State Raises Max Benefits by 3.7%

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation announced it will raise the maximum level of weekly benefits by 3.7%.

The state’s maximum for temporary total disability will

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Friday, September 11, 2020

Worker Fails to Prove Fall Aggravated His Pre-Existing Conditions

  • State: South Carolina
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a worker failed to prove that his complaints after a work accident were related to an aggravation of

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Friday, September 11, 2020

COVID Presumption Bills Now on Life Support

  • State: Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Senate bill that would provide a COVID-19 presumption for first responders, health workers and teachers appears to have died in a special session of

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Thursday, September 10, 2020

Bus Driver Gets Additional Medical Benefits for Knee Injury

  • State: Maryland
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled that a bus driver is entitled to additional medical treatment for his knee more than four years after he

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