Workers' Compensation News
Widow Can't Pursue Benefits for Worker's Out-of-State Death | 12/14/2023 | ||
State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Washington Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker’s widow could not pursue benefits from his employer for his out-of-state death. ...Read More | |||
Worker Struck by Falling Object Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Claims | 12/12/2023 | ||
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a falling object should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claims. ...Read More | |||
WCD Schedules Meeting to Discuss Adopting Latest AMA Guides | 12/11/2023 | ||
State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Division is holding a meeting with system users in January to discuss adopting the latest edition of the American Medical Association’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment. ...Read More | |||
Widow's Tort Suit Against Employer Dismissed; Suit Against Parent Corporation Revived | 12/11/2023 | ||
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A New York appellate court ruled that a widow could not pursue a tort claim against her husband's employer, but it revived her claim against the employer’s corporate parent and ruled that future cross-claims against the employer could be filed. ...Read More | |||
Worker's Gait Derangement Warrants 20% Partial Impairment Rating | 12/11/2023 | ||
State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to a 20% whole-person permanent partial impairment rating due to his gait derangement. ...Read More | |||
WCIRB Governing Committee Meets Wednesday | 12/08/2023 | ||
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Governing Committee is meeting at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. The committee’s December meeting is typically short, and this year is no exception. The only new business for committee members to discuss are potenti...Read More | |||
Worker Gets Retrial on Labor Law Claim for Fall From Scaffold | 12/06/2023 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A New York appellate court ordered a retrial on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged fall from a scaffold. Case:...Read More | |||
WCD Updates Change-of-Physician Form | 12/05/2023 | ||
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division updated forms used by injured workers to request a change in attending physician or authorized nurse practitioner. ...Read More | |||
Worker Didn't Prove Thumb Surgiers Were Related to Work-Injury Covered by Settlement | 12/04/2023 | ||
State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a worker did not prove her thumb surgeries were causally related to her work injury, as defined in a settlement agreement with her employer, and that she was barred from amending the description of her work injury in the agreement. ...Read More | |||
WCIRB Actuarial Committee Meeting Dec. 5 | 12/01/2023 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Actuarial Committee is meeting virtually at 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 5. Committee members will review experience of large deductible plans, the pandemic impact on classification relativities and a study of paid and incurred lo...Read More | |||