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Kansas Court Affirms Out-of-State Injury Compensable Under Kansas Comp Act

The Workcomp Writer

Henretty began work at the Montana facility on August 11, 2008. More than nine years later, on November 17, 2017, Henretty suffered a work injury in Montana when she fractured her right ankle after slipping on ice in the employer’s parking lot. Comment As we note in Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law , § 143.01, et seq.

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WCI 2024 is Upon Us

Florida Workers' Comp

The institute is a cross-section of every interest group in the workers' compensation system. Profits from the conference are used to enhance the workers' compensation system. Initially, the institute provided a series of "grants" to assist the system.

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Long COVID Continues as a Workplace Crisis

Workers' Compensation

trillion– on par with the 2008 recession. This level of disability also mirrors that seen in diabetes, for which $30 billion of indirect costs is spent annually on reduced employment due to disability. Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Long COVID , www. economy is $3.7 Some conditions that develop after COVID (e.g.

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Issue Commentary: Employer’s Liability for Post-Injury Medical Treatment

The Workcomp Writer

He received workers’ compensation benefits for his injury, but he ultimately filed a civil action against Precision and various co-workers, including, Strombert, who was employed by Precision as the pipeline construction site’s EMT. 2d 204, 208 (2008); emphasis added by the Supreme Court). The defendants appealed. 68, 72, 672 S.E.2d

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