Workers' Compensation News
| Court Finds L&I Responded Properly to Public Records Requests | 09/25/2020 | ||
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| The Washington Court of Appeals ruled that the inability of the state Department of Labor & Industries to find erroneously requested documents was not a violation of the Public Records Act. ...Read More | |||
| Committee Approves Clarification to Enhanced Hand-Foot Benefits Law | 09/25/2020 | ||
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| A New Jersey bill that would clarify that expanded benefits for hand and foot injuries should apply to pending claims is one step closer to becoming law. ...Read More | |||
| Central Valley Farm Worker Accused of Misrepresenting Injuries | 09/23/2020 | ||
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| A Central Valley farm worker was arraigned Monday on multiple counts of felony insurance fraud after he allegedly collected $38,000 in workers’ compensation benefits he should not have received. ...Read More | |||
| Court Finds Worker Hit by Falling Object Entitled to Summary Judgment | 09/23/2020 | ||
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| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim based on his injuries from a falling object. ...Read More | |||
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CopperPoint Re-Elects 2 Members to Board of Directors | 09/23/2020 | |
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| A Phoenix-based commercial insurance company on Tuesday announced that two members of its board of directors had been re-elected. ...Read More | |||
| Court Affirms Benefits Awarded to Contractor Injured in Iraq | 09/23/2020 | ||
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| A federal appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a worker who suffered injuries while providing security services to an American contractor in Iraq. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI Reports Drop in IMR Volume in First Half of 2020 | 09/21/2020 | |
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| The number of independent medical review decision letters issued in the first half of 2020 was down by 17.6% compared to the same period in 2019, the California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported Friday. ...Read More | |||
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CopperPoint Names Vice President, Chief Marketing and Corporate Communications Officer | 09/21/2020 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| CopperPoint Insurance Cos. announced that Thomas Pytel Jr. joined the company as vice president, chief marketing and corporate communications officer. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Evaluation and Physical Medical Visits Down, but Payments Up 14% | 09/16/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Visits for evaluation management and physical medicine services in the state’s workers’ compensation system are down again, continuing a trend that started after lawmakers passed Senate Bill 863 in 2012, according to a study summary released by the ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Attorney's Effort to Secure Additional Fees | 09/16/2020 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court dismissed an attorney’s claim of entitlement to additional fees, finding he had not secured a valid final judgment from the Office of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
