Workers' Compensation News
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Split Supreme Court Says BWC Can't Recover Costs for Doctor's Record Review | 10/04/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the expense paid by the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation for a doctor’s record review and report cannot be encompassed in its subrogation interest. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Additional Physical Therapy for Worker | 10/04/2023 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Wyoming Supreme Court upheld the denial of additional physical therapy to an injured worker. Case: Bressler v. State of W...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of MRI for Worker With Back Injury | 10/04/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of authorization for a second magnetic resonance imaging scan for a worker with a back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Occupational Pneumoconiosis Claim | 10/03/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of a worker's request for a permanent partial disability award for occupational pneumoconiosis. ...Read More | |||
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School Teacher Charged With Fraud | 09/29/2023 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice announced that a New Haven teacher has been charged with illegally collecting $16,053 in workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Awards Widow Benefits for Husband's Fatal Heat Exposure | 09/29/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s widow was entitled to benefits for his death from excessive heat exposure on his second day on the job. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Worker's PPD Award, Denial of Additional Treatment | 09/28/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court issued two separate opinions addressing the same worker’s claim, upholding his 8% permanent partial disability award and denying his requests for additional treatment. ...Read More | |||
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School Volunteer Can't Pursue Civil Remedy for Catastrophic Injuries | 09/27/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that the exclusive remedy provision of the Labor Code barred a school volunteer from pursuing a civil remedy for her catastrophic injuries from falling while she was judging a spelling bee. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds PPD Without Apportionment for Mine Worker | 09/27/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a mine worker had no preexisting, definitely ascertainable impairment to be apportioned out of his rating. ...Read More | |||
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Substantial Evidence Supports Worker's Award of Additional Treatment, TTD | 09/26/2023 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of additional treatment and temporary total disability benefits to a fast food cook for his injuries from assisting a customer who had fallen at his restaurant. ...Read More | |||
