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Implementing AI for Workers’ Compensation Law Firms and Insurance Companies

Workers' Compensation

Artificial intelligence [AI] opens new frontiers for workerscompensation law firms and insurance companies. Last week, Google announced new applications that will vastly expand how workerscompensation claims can be serviced, managed, and supported.

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New EPA Rule Will Lighten the Burden of Proving an Asbestos-Related Disease Claim

Workers' Compensation

Reporting Requirements The new EPA asbestos reporting rule requires certain entities that manufactured, imported, or processed asbestos from 2019 to 2022 with annual sales of $500,000 or more to report their asbestos use. The new asbestos reporting rule is a significant victory for the plaintiffs in Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization v.

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Workers’ Compensation: What’s payroll got to do with it?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

.); "total amount paid to employees over a period," hence, via records-keeping, "list of employees receiving pay." [ See [link] ] Today, the word “payroll” more often than not refers to the department or system that manage employer costs for a range of employee compensation components. More on that in a future post.

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Toxic Flight Attendant Uniforms Result in a $1.1 Million Verdict

Workers' Compensation

AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT ATTENDANTS An Alameda Superior Court jury found the manufacturer of American Airlines’ uniforms responsible for causing debilitating illnesses to four of the airline’s flight attendants, setting the stage for hundreds more cases filed by employees against the company.

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Dual Employment Status Bars Double Recovery

Workers' Compensation

The “exclusivity doctrine,” permitting a complete recovery of damages against an employer, limits an injured worker’s benefit recovery to the compensation system, barring an intentional tort. A worker was hired by a general staffing agency, New York Mutual, Inc. Workers' Compensation Law § 7.7 (3d

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When Does Workers Comp End and Personal Injury Law Begin?

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Understanding the boundary between workers compensation claims and personal injury lawsuits is crucial for effective risk management and employee relations. This guide will help you differentiate between the two, offering clear guidance on when workers comp ends and personal injury law begins.

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Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Occupational Exposure to Cellphone Radiation

Workers' Compensation

link] CELLPHONE ADOPTION ACCELERATES Cell phones have become an essential tool in the workplace and a significant source of revenue for their manufacturers. Motorola launched the initial commercial cellular network in 1973 as a 1G analog system. Frontiers in Public Health , 7. That is not the case for cellphone radiation. May 23, 2023.