Workers' Compensation News
No Change in Reimbursement Cap for Medical-Only Claims in 2024 | 08/25/2023 | ||
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Oregon employers in 2024 will be allowed to reimburse up to $2,400 in medical costs on accepted, non-disabling claims to reduce the impact the claim would otherwise have on their experience modifications. ...Read More | |||
NCCI Identifies Top Reclassified Codes | 08/23/2023 | ||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The National Council on Compensation Insurance said codes for clerical office employees, outside salespeople, grocery store workers, landscapers and machine shop workers were the most common reclassified codes in 2022. ...Read More | |||
No Benefits for Shepherd With Delay in Treatment for Appendicitis | 08/16/2023 | ||
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
An Oregon appellate court upheld the denial of a sheepherder’s claim for benefits for his appendicitis. Case: In the Matter o...Read More | |||
No Benefits for Nurse With COVID-19 Infection, Alleged Blood Clot | 08/10/2023 | ||
State: MS | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits to a nurse who contracted COVID-19 and blamed the virus for causing a blood clot in her leg. ...Read More | |||
No Benefits for Insurance Auditor With Alleged Workplace Stress Injury | 08/09/2023 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A New York appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to an insurance auditor for an alleged psychological injury brought on by her workplace stress. ...Read More | |||
No Additional TTD Owed to Retail Worker After Termination | 08/03/2023 | ||
State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Hawaii’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits after being fired from her job and that her employer was not liable for penalties for failing to pay. ...Read More | |||
No Summary Judgment for Concrete Worker on Claim for Alleged Fall | 08/02/2023 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that a concrete worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim based on his alleged fall into a shallow trench. ...Read More | |||
No Benefits for Worker With 'Left Rotator Cuff Pathology' From Motor Vehicle Accident | 08/02/2023 | ||
State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a denial of benefits for a worker’s alleged "left rotator cuff pathology" from his vehicle being sideswiped while parked. ...Read More | |||
NCCI Proposes Changes to Rules for Service Charges, Automatic Gratuities | 08/01/2023 | ||
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
The National Council on Compensation Insurance submitted to the Texas Department of Insurance a filing proposing changes to the Basic Manual for Workers’ Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance that would clarify that service charges and automatic gratuities are included in payroll....Read More | |||
National Safety Council Shares Tips to Prevent Heat-Related Injuries | 07/27/2023 | ||
Source: Steve Nichols, News Contributor | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The National Safety Council recently shared tips on how to avoid heat-related illnesses and deaths that could prove useful as the U.S. faces an extreme heat wave that stretches from Southern California to Southern Florida and from Montana down the Great Plains into parts of Texas. ...Read More | |||