Workers' Compensation News
Emergency Med-Legal Telehealth Rule Takes Effect | 07/22/2022 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that its emergency rule allowing medical-legal evaluations via telehealth was extended through Oct. 18. ...Read More | |||
Employer Forfeits Appointments Clause Challenge to ALJ | 07/14/2022 | ||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A federal appellate court ruled that an employer forfeited its constitutional challenge to the appointment of the administrative law judge presiding over a worker’s claim for black lung benefits. ...Read More | |||
Employer Sanctioned for Closing Claim Without Attending Physician | 07/07/2022 | ||
State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a determination that an employer unreasonably closed a worker’s claim when she did not have an attending physician. ...Read More | |||
Employee Who Slipped on Excrement Can Proceed With Personal Injury Claim | 06/24/2022 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who slipped on feces concealed in water that had flooded a break room could proceed with his personal injury claim against the alleged owner of the premises. ...Read More | |||
Employer Can Be Designated as Responsible 3rd Party in Worker's Tort Suit | 06/21/2022 | ||
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Texas Supreme Court ruled that a defendant in an injured worker’s tort action should have been allowed to designate his employer as a responsible third party. ...Read More | |||
Employer Can't Transfer Liability for Death Benefits Claim to Special Fund | 06/17/2022 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that an employer could not transfer liability for a death benefits claim to the Special Fund for Reopened Cases, even though the fund was liable for the deceased worker’s original disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
Editorial Criticizes 'Cruelty' of Court Denying Presumption Claim | 06/15/2022 | ||
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The editorial board for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel on Tuesday criticized the state’s 1st District Court of Ap...Read More | |||
Employer Gets Dismissal of Indemnification Action | 06/09/2022 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that an allegedly injured worker’s employer was entitled to dismissal of a third-party indemnification action against it. ...Read More | |||
Employer's Parent Company Shares Civil Immunity for Sawmill Worker's Fatal Accident | 05/27/2022 | ||
State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that the parent company of a worker’s direct employer was immune from civil liability for his fatal on-the-job accident. ...Read More | |||
Employer Can't Withhold Payments From Worker for Failure to File Form | 05/25/2022 | ||
State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the imposition of a penalty for an employer’s failure to pay benefits to an injured employee despite the employee’s failure to file a wage and benefit reporting form. ...Read More | |||