Workers' Compensation News
Workers Get Reimbursement for Reasonable Cost of Full IME | 02/14/2024 | ||
State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that an employee who undergoes an independent medical examination is entitled to the reasonable cost of the examination accompanying the physician's determination of his impairment rating, not merely the component cost of the impairment rating itself. ...Read More | |||
WCD Posts Updated Instructions to Determine Gainful Employment | 02/08/2024 | ||
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced a 3.9% increase in the threshold used to determine gainful employment and eligibility for permanent total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
WCIRB Governing Committee Meets Thursday | 02/05/2024 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Governing Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is meeting on Thursday to discuss the annual regulatory filing that will be submitted later in the month. ...Read More | |||
Worker's Labor Law Claim for Eye Injury Partially Reinstated | 02/05/2024 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court partially revived a worker’s Labor Law claim for an eye injury. Case: Argueta v. City of New York, ...Read More | |||
WCS Publishes 2024 Fee Schedule | 02/02/2024 | ||
State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section on Thursday published the 2024 medical fee schedule. Conversion factors for the fee schedu...Read More | |||
WCD Proposes Fee Schedule Rules, Tweak to MCO Regs | 01/31/2024 | ||
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division proposes rules to update fee schedules for 2024 and tweak requirements for managed care organizations. ...Read More | |||
Widow Gets Benefits for Mechanic's Death From Apparent Heart Attack | 01/29/2024 | ||
State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of death benefits to the widow of a mechanic who collapsed at work and died of an apparent heart attack. ...Read More | |||
WCIRB Classification and Rating Committee Meets Jan. 30 | 01/24/2024 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Classification and Rating Committee is holding a virtual public meeting on Jan. 30. ...Read More | |||
Worker Rebuked for Filing 8th Frivolous Challenge to Denial of Claim | 01/24/2024 | ||
State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A federal appellate court scolded an injured worker challenging the denial of her claim for benefits for filing a frivolous appeal and expressly warned her that a ninth attempt would warrant sanctions. ...Read More | |||
Worker Should Have Been Granted Leave to Amend Pleadings | 01/23/2024 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been allowed to amend his pleadings to assert an Industrial Code violation that was arguably applicable to the circumstances of his alleged accident. ...Read More | |||