Workers' Compensation News
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Worker's Suit Against Employer for Exposing Him to Dog Attack Tossed as Untimely | 04/08/2024 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a utility company worker's civil suit against his employer, finding he waited too long to assert that he was deliberately given an assignment “below his pay grade” that exposed him to a dog attack. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Fire Extinguisher Entitled to Summary Judgment | 04/08/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for injuries from being struck by a falling fire extinguisher. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can Collect Medical Benefits Based on Invoice Amount, Not Sum Paid by Medicaid | 04/05/2024 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Idaho Supreme Court ruled that an injured worker was entitled to an award of medical benefits based on the full invoice amount of her treatments, even though the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services had covered the cost and paid the providers a lesser amount. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Webinar to Cover Effect of Vertical Integration on Prices, Utilization, Outcomes | 04/05/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute is hosting an hour-long webinar May 2 that will cover the impact of vertical integration on prices, medical utilization and outcomes. ...Read More | |||
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Work Comp Bills Head to Governor's Desk | 04/03/2024 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Maryland lawmakers on Tuesday passed bills that would modify how hearing loss is calculated for workers’ compensation benefits, expand the list of cancers that are presumed compensable for certain public safety workers and increase the penalty for failing to secure work comp coverage. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Denied TTD After Surgery Gets Writ Relief | 04/03/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to a writ of mandamus overturning a denial of his request for temporary total disability benefits while he recovered from surgery necessitated by his compensable injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Panel Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 04/03/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim but that the general contractor was also entitled to partial summary judgment in its favor. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Entitled to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall | 04/02/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his fall from an unsecured ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Widow Gets Mandamus Relief on Denial of VSSR Claim | 04/02/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a widow was entitled to mandamus relief compelling the Industrial Commission to revisit her entitlement to an enhanced award of benefits for her husband’s death from inhaling nitrogen-saturated air. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Posts List of Carriers, Self-Insurers Required to Report Medical Payments | 04/02/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division posted a revised list of carriers and self-insured employers that are required to report medical bill payment data. ...Read More | |||
