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South Carolina Stripper Shot on Job to Get New Workers’ Comp Hearing

The quibbling continues over how much a South Carolina stripper should be compensated after being shot while on the job, with the state’s highest court on Wednesday ordering a new hearing in the woman’s case. The decision comes two years …

New Texas ‘Two-Step’ Program Aims to Simplify Workers’ Comp Disputes

The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is taking a promising pilot program statewide to help simplify and speed resolution of some disputes. A pilot started last year splits up related claim issues so that a hearing officer can decide the …

N.Y. Nixes 57 Nuisance Fees Including Fees on Some Work Comp Disputes

New York is eliminating dozens of small fees the state had imposed on such random things as potato inspections, ski lifts and workers’ compensation disputes involving podiatrists. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration detailed the 57 so-called nuisance fees on …

South Carolina Court Rules Stripper Shot at Club Entitled to Workers’ Comp

An exotic dancer who was shot at a Columbia, S.C., nightclub is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for her injury, according to a ruling by the state’s highest court. The State newspaper reported that the South Carolina Supreme Court made …

Tennessee Aims to Change How Workers’ Compensation Disputes Are Settled

Tennessee lawmakers have advanced a workers’ compensation reform bill that could change how injured workers’ claims disputes are handled. Governor Bill Haslam has been looking to reform the state’s workers compensation system for two years as part of his plan …