Showing posts with label Second Injury Fund. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Second Injury Fund. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Another Class of Benefits Proposed for Workers’ Compensation

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The NJ Legislature is considering expanding the multitiered program to compensate the victims of industrial illness. This time a supplementa...
Tuesday, April 20, 2021

NJ Governor Murphy Concerned About Economically Straining the Second Injury Fund

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 NJ Governor Philip D. Murphy signed the COVID supplementary dependency bill ( S2476  approved 4/19/2021) for essential workers and expresse...
Wednesday, June 6, 2018

US Supreme Court - NY State Permitted to Close State Fund

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The US Supreme Court [SCOTUS] has declined to review the challenge by multiple insurance carriers to the closure of the New York State In...
Friday, April 1, 2016

NJ Supreme Court to Review An Increase of Partial Disability Award in Total Disability Claim

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One of the basic tenants of workers' compensation is that awards maybe reviewed and modified where the medical status has changed.1 The...
Monday, January 14, 2013

Second Injury Fund: Missouri Auditor Says Fund It, or Shut It Down

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"The fund is currently insolvent, with unpaid liabilities totaling over $28.1 million, and no means to pay the benefits required by s...
Wednesday, December 19, 2012

NJ Workers Compensation Premiums Go Up for 2013

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NJ Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau has announced rate increases for 2013 as follows: Revision of Rates and Rating Values – Effec...
Saturday, November 24, 2012

The "New Normal," Special Compensation Funds and Viability

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An Arizona Appeals Court has ruled that Special Funds [Second Injury Fund] used to pay workers' compensation benefits and fund the ad...
Monday, May 21, 2012

Too Big To Fail?

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Seal of Missouri. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Is the  Missouri Second Injury Fund too big to fail? It appears not. Stagnation and indecis...
Monday, April 23, 2012

Federal Court Dismisses Lawsuit to Preserve Missouri Second Injury Fund

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A Federal Judge in Missouri dismissed a Federal lawsuit that was filed to forced the State of Missouri to fund its Second Injury Fund for wo...
Monday, May 9, 2011

Missouri, The Second Injury Fund and Paying Up

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The St. Louis Post Dispatch today called upon the State of Missouri to do the right thing and stop hold injured workers hostage. In an edit...
Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Rescue Legislation for Missouri Second Injury Fund Fails

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The Missouri legislature failed to pass legislation that would rescue the state's Second Injury Fund (SIF) from financial collapse. The...
Monday, January 25, 2010

NJ Second Injury Fund Is In Financial Trouble

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Governor Christie's transition team reported that the NJ Second Injury Fund (SIF) is insolvent. Several options were presented, if the S...
Tuesday, December 8, 2009

NJ Assembly Passes Bill to Stop Raid on Second Injury Fund

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The NJ Assembly approved legislation to halt raids on the NJ workers' compensation Second Injury Fund (SIF). The vote to approve passag...
Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Administrative Rules in Workers’ Compensation May Not Infringe Upon The Right to Due Process Court Holds

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The right to cross examination medical experts, in a bifurcated claim cannot be extinguished by administrative rules, according to a decis...
Friday, July 17, 2009

New Jersey Looking to Hire Attorneys to Work For Free

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Relief from the hiring freeze that has stalled some cases before the NJ Division of Workers' Compensation maybe thawing. The Division ha...
Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Are Second Injury Funds Going to be History Soon?

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Second Injury Funds [SIF] are now undergoing a critical evaluation as the economy continues to deteriorate. Originally created post World Wa...
Wednesday, April 30, 2008

A Constitutional Amendment To Stop The Raiding Of The Second Injury Fund For The General Treasury is Proposed in New Jersey

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An amendment has been proposed, which has received bipartisan support, to stop the raiding of the second injury trust funds and their divers...