Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Permanently Disbars Attorney for Mishandling Client Matters | 02/26/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court last week permanently disbarred a Hamilton-area attorney for mishandling personal injury cases for three clients, including one who was also a workers’ compensation claimant. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Measure Would Apply '4850 Time' to County Park Rangers, Housing Authority Officers | 02/23/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Peace officers designated as county park rangers and housing authority officers would be eligible to receive up to one year of salary continuation benefits in lieu of temporary disability, under the latest legislative proposal to expand who is entitled to so-called “4850 time.” ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Denies Widow Compensation for Worker's Loss of Use of Limbs, Eyes, Ears | 02/23/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a denial of compensation to the widow of a worker who lost his sight, hearing and use of his limbs for the brief period between his industrial accident and his death. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Reform Bill | 02/22/2024 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kansas Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a reform bill negotiated by labor and management that would increase benefits and tighten criteria for injured workers to receive future medical after reaching maximum medical improvement. ...Read More | |||
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SWCB Clears PAR Backlog | 02/21/2024 | |
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| Source: Steve Nichols (News Contributor) | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board announced that it has eliminated a backlog of level three prior authorization request reviews. Th...Read More | |||
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SWCB Announces Webinars for Workers, Advocates and Employers | 02/21/2024 | |
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| Source: Steve Nichols (News Contributor) | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board announced free webinars for employers, injured workers and their advocates. The webinar for...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court to Address Calculation of Compensation Rate for Specific Loss Injuries | 02/16/2024 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will weigh in on whether to disturb four decades of precedent and award more benefits to a worker who lost part of her arm in an industrial accident. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of VSSR Award | 02/16/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a worker was not entitled to an enhanced award of benefits for his injuries from being struck by a car because the accident did not occur in a “workshop.” ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Says Worker Can Reopen Claim | 02/14/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker should have been allowed to reopen his claim for foot and shoulder injuries. Case...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies Calculation of Benefits for Worker With 2 Shoulder Injuries | 02/13/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Supreme Court clarified the proper calculation of a worker’s benefits for his second permanent partial disability to his shoulder after a change in the law to make shoulder injuries a schedule disability. ...Read More | |||
