Workers' Compensation News
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En Banc WCAB Denies Reconsideration of Nunes Decision
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08/31/2023
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board sitting en banc denied a petition to reconsider a decision it issued in June holding that so-called “vocational apportionment” can’t supplant otherwise valid medical apportionment.
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Employer Can't Bar Use of Audio Recordings as Evidence
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08/24/2023
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A New York appellate court ruled that an allegedly injured worker’s employer was not entitled to a discovery sanction barring any party from using audio recordings of conversations between the worker and the company’s owner as evidence at trial.
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Employer Can't End Benefits Based on Return-to-Work Clearance
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07/31/2023
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State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that an employer improperly terminated an employee’s benefits based on the opinion of a referred specialist clearing him to return to work without any similar recommendation from the treating physician.
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Employer Loses Challenge to TTD Award
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07/31/2023
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical
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An Ohio appellate court denied an employer’s request for relief from a temporary total disability award to an employee to whom it had offered light-duty work.
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Economic Recovery Helps Drive 14% Increase in Premiums
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07/26/2023
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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California workers’ compensation premium levels increased 14% in 2022 as a result of the economic recovery following the pandemic, according to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau.
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