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Wednesday, December 16, 2020
- State: Florida
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A Florida appellate court ruled that a first responder did not timely file his claim for benefits for his post-traumatic stress disorder from having witnessed
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- State: Georgia
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An Atlanta man pleaded guilty to committing fraud after he faked a doctor's note and told his employer that he was sick with COVID-19.
Santwon
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- State: Texas
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A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of an injured worker’s claims of discrimination and retaliation.
Case: Posey-Glynn v. Camden Development Inc., No. 05-19-01454-CV, 12/10/2020,
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- State: Alabama
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The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that the doctrine of collateral estoppel barred a former firefighter’s retaliatory discharge claim, since an unemployment benefits tribunal found he
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- State: Maryland
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The Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission has posted updated procedures for remote hearings, exhibits and in-person courtroom proceedings.
The eight-page set of instructions, here, includes procedures on
… Read more »Monday, December 14, 2020
- State: Oklahoma
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AM Best assigned a financial strength rating of “A (Excellent)” and a long-term issuer credit rating of “a” to CompSource Mutual Insurance Co., headquartered in
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- State: Mississippi
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A narrowly divided Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that a nurse allegedly injured while working for a contractor at a detention center could not pursue a
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- State: West Virginia
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The West Virginia Insurance Commissioner has posted the state's 2021 benefits calendar, showing when direct deposit of benefits will be made.
Coal workers' pneumoconiosis fund
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- State: Kentucky
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The Kentucky Department of Workers' Claims is reminding stakeholders that its long-awaited medical treatment guidelines take effect in three weeks.
The treatment guidelines, forged after
… Read more »Friday, December 11, 2020
- State: Texas
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A Texas appellate court ruled that a worker’s suit seeking damages for his injuries from a car accident could not proceed until his workers’ compensation claim based
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