Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Clarifies Jurisdiction Over Public Employee's Asbestos Injury Claim | 06/21/2023 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Workers' Claims had jurisdiction to hear a retired teacher’s claim for benefits for a work-related asbestos injury. ...Read More | |||
| Supreme Court Finds Worker Timely Filed Claim for Hearing Loss | 06/16/2023 | ||
| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker timely filed his hearing loss claim within three years of being informed the hearing loss was the result of noise exposure. ...Read More | |||
| Statute of Limitations Barred Worker's Claim for Shoulder Injury | 06/14/2023 | ||
| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was time-barred from seeking additional benefits for a shoulder injury. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Comp Bill | 06/12/2023 | |
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| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Rhode Island Senate unanimously passed a bill addressing payments for major surgery, credits for overpayment of benefits, and penalties for late benefit payments. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Awards Non-Skilled Personal Care Service to Injured Worker | 06/09/2023 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to an award of non-skilled personal care assistant services. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Time for Worker to File Claim Was Tolled While He Had No Guardian | 06/08/2023 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana Supreme Court ruled that the statute of limitations for a worker’s claim was tolled during the time he had no appointed guardian, and that substantial evidence supported an assessment of attorney fees and penalties against the carrier that contested the claim. ...Read More | |||
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Self-Represented Worker Waives Arguments He Failed to Raise in Administrative Process | 06/08/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a self-represented litigant’s failure to present arguments during the administrative process for his workers’ compensation claim waived his ability to assert them on appeal. ...Read More | |||
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Self-Insured Employer Remains Entitled to Wage Reimbursement | 06/07/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a self-insured employer did not waive its statutory entitlement to reimbursement for wages it paid to an injured employee during his period of disability. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court: Vicarious Liability Under Borrowed Employee Doctrine Is for Jury to Decide | 06/07/2023 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that an employer's vicarious liability under the borrowed employee doctrine is presumptively for a jury to determine. ...Read More | |||
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Selection Committee Accepting Comments on IMEs | 06/07/2023 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration announced that the committee that selects providers who can perform independent medical examinations will accept comments on applicants through June. ...Read More | |||
