Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Claim Expansion, Additional Treatment | 09/25/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of her claim and for additional treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds PPD Award Without Apportionment for Worker's Back Injury | 09/21/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a 5% permanent partial disability award to a coal company employee for his back injury. ...Read More | |||
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State Workplace Health Officials Set Training Event | 09/21/2023 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Division of Occupational Safety and Health is holding a free, four-day training event in October. The event will include sessions explori...Read More | |||
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State Fund Waits Too Long to Challenge Finding of Miscalculated Premiums | 09/20/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court in an unpublished decision ruled that State Compensation Insurance Fund could not belatedly challenge an administrative determination that it miscalculated an employer’s policy premiums. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Denies Worker's Request to Increase Award for Knee Injury | 09/20/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker who had undergone a bilateral knee replacement was not entitled to an increased award of benefits for a post-surgery injury. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Meter Reader's Carpal Tunnel Claim | 09/19/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld the denial of a meter reader’s claim for benefits for carpal tunnel diagnosis. ...Read More | |||
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State Lacks Jurisdiction Over Carrier in Coverage Dispute | 09/18/2023 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Appeals Court of Massachusetts overturned a trial court’s assertion of personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state insurance carrier for a coverage dispute. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Permanent Partial Disability Award for Coal Miner's Shoulder Injury | 09/18/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits for a coal miner’s shoulder injury over the amount issued by his employer’s carrier. ...Read More | |||
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Statute of Limitations Bars Self-Represented Worker's Challenge to Settlement Agreement | 09/13/2023 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Minnesota Court of Appeal upheld the dismissal of a self-represented worker’s challenge to a settlement agreement as time-barred. ...Read More | |||
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Study Finds Traces of Meth, Fentanyl on Buses and Trains | 09/11/2023 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A study by the University of Washington found traces of fentanyl and meth on surfaces as well as in the air of buses and trains in Seattle and Portland, Oregon, according to a ...Read More | |||
