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Miss. Top Court Allows Worker to Keep Disputed $3K from Settlement with Building Owner
Miss. Top Court Allows Worker to Keep Disputed $3K from Settlement with Building Owner

Hattiesburg, MS (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When litigation overlaps with a workers' compensation claim, what rights do employers, carriers, and TPAs have when a worker settles her case. In Brent v. Mississippi Department of Human Services, No. […]
Do You Know the Rule? Montana Limitations on Liability
Do You Know the Rule? Montana Limitations on Liability

Butte, MT (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Montana, for workers' compensation injuries, each insurer is liable for the payment of compensation to an employee of an employer covered under plan No. 1, plan No. 2, and the […]
Do You Know the Rule? Minn. Examinations
Do You Know the Rule? Minn. Examinations

Eagan, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In the North Star State, an injured employee must submit to an examination by the employer's physician if the employer requests it. Here are some other rules regarding examinations in Minnesota. […]
Do You Know the Rule? Mich. Limitation of Liability
Do You Know the Rule? Mich. Limitation of Liability

Detroit, MI (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A Michigan rule spells out that no compensation shall be payable for an occupational disease if the employee at the time of entering into the employment of the employer by whom […]
Okla. Top Court Rejects Indemnification as Way to Revive ‘Dual Capacity’ Doctrine
Okla. Top Court Rejects Indemnification as Way to Revive ‘Dual Capacity’ Doctrine

Tulsa, OK (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Could an indemnity clause overcome a state's exclusive remedy provision to allow a negligence tort to go forward? That was the question before the Oklahoma Supreme Court in Knox v. Oklahoma […]
‘Vibecession’ Got You Down? You’re Not Alone, but the Economy isn’t Bad
‘Vibecession’ Got You Down? You’re Not Alone, but the Economy isn’t Bad

Orlando, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If you think we're headed in the wrong economic direction, you're in good company, as a good chunk of Americans agree with you. Over the past couple of years, as Stephen […]
Reporting Certificate Changes in Montana? Here’s What to Do
Reporting Certificate Changes in Montana? Here’s What to Do

Butte, MT (WorkersCompensation.com) -- What happens with certificate changes in Montana? State law prescribes reporting steps, which are as follows: Certificate holders must report all changes to a certificate in writing to the department within […]
Is Generative AI Part of Your Workers’ Comp Processes? NCCI Session Says it Soon will Be
Is Generative AI Part of Your Workers’ Comp Processes? NCCI Session Says it Soon will Be

Orlando, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It's probably not much of an exaggeration to say that AI is everywhere, and the next phase that's taking the world -- and workers' compensation -- by storm is "generative AI." […]