Workers' Compensation News
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Nurses Association Starts Push for Latest Presumption Bill | 04/05/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Nurses Association is starting the push for the latest bill in a long-running effort to establish a presumption of compensability for certain injuries suffered by nurses and other health care workers. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker for 'Budgetary Analysis' of World Trade Center Rescue/Recovery | 04/05/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to a government employee who claimed to have provided "budgetary analysis" as part of the World Trade Center rescue, recovery and cleanup operations. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Retail Worker Who Delayed in Reporting Alleged Injury | 04/03/2023 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to a retail employee who failed to report an alleged injury for more than four months and repeatedly indicated that his back pain was not work-related. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment for Worker Allegedly Struck by Bag of Cement Mix | 03/29/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law claim by a worker who was allegedly struck by a falling bag of cement mix was not amenable to summary judgment. ...Read More | |||
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NJCRIB Puts Mandatory Email Requirement on Hold | 03/29/2023 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau said it’s putting a hold on plans to mandate that all Workers' Compensation Policy Reporting Specifications system transactions include the email addresses of insureds and agents or brokers. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Worker Struck by Steel Beam | 03/24/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a denial of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from being struck by a steel beam. ...Read More | |||
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No Additional Benefits for Traveling Employee With Low Back Issues | 03/22/2023 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of additional benefits and medical treatment for a traveling employee for his low back complaints following a car accident. ...Read More | |||
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New Fee Schedule Ups Payments for E&M, Other Services | 03/14/2023 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services adopted a new fee schedule that increases overall maximum payments for evaluation and management services by 18%. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Transit System Agent With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | 03/02/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of benefits for a station agent with carpal tunnel syndrome. Case: Mat...Read More | |||
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No Disability Retirement for Former Emergency Dispatcher With Alleged Psych Injury | 02/28/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court rejected a former emergency dispatcher’s challenge to the denial of her request for disability retirement benefits for her alleged work-related psychological distress. ...Read More | |||
