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Friday, March 10, 2023

Worker Can't Assign Annuity Benefits Payable as Settlement of LHWCA Claim

  • State: Arkansas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a worker could not transfer his structured settlement payments from an annuity to resolve his Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation

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Friday, March 10, 2023

Bill Would Create Infertility Presumption for First Responders

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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Lawmakers in Texas are considering a bill that would make infertility suffered by certain first responders a compensable condition under workers’ compensation.

SB 1878 would

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

Court Ignores City's Inadequate Briefing, Finds Partial Record Enough to Allow Review of Award

  • State: Tennessee
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Employer
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A divided Tennessee appellate court elected to ignore the deficiencies in a municipal employer’s briefing to address the merits of a dispute with a former

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Court Tosses Injured Worker's Retaliatory Termination Claim

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Texas appellate court ruled that a trial judge should have granted an employer’s motion for summary judgment dismissing an injured worker’s retaliatory termination claim.

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Monday, March 6, 2023

DWC Seeks Comments on Forms Changes

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Employer
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is seeking public comments on proposed changes to forms relating to medical examinations, annuities, lump-sum payments and maximum medical

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Friday, March 3, 2023

Graduate Student's Parents Got Short-Changed in Calculation of Death Benefits Owed

  • Source: WorkCompCentral
  • State: North Carolina
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the Industrial Commission short-changed a worker’s parents by calculating the benefits payable to them using only the

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023

House Passes Bill to Limit Awards for Deliberate Intent Injuries

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The West Virginia State House of Representatives on Tuesday narrowly passed a bill that would cap awards for cases where an employer deliberately intended to

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Subscribing Employer Has Civil Liability for Worker's Fall in Parking Lot

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A Texas appellate court upheld an award of $19,789.01 for a worker in a premises liability suit against her employer for her fall in the

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Commission Announces Appointments

  • State: North Carolina
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The North Carolina Industrial Commission announced that William B. Wallace was appointed to serve as deputy commissioner, starting March 13.

William B. Wallace

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Bill Would Require Employers to Reprocess First Responder COVID-19 Claims

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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Texas employers would have to reprocess COVID-19 claims filed by first responders who were denied before a presumption was enacted in 2021, under legislation introduced

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