Workers' Compensation News
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Workers Win Labor Law Claim; Building Owner Prevails on Third-Party Claims | 01/04/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a group of workers were entitled to summary judgment on their Labor Law claim for a scaffold collapse and that the property owner was entitled to summary judgment on its claims for indemnification and breach of contract against their employer. ...Read More | |||
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Workers Need Not Be Fired for Willful Misconduct to Lose Entitlement to TTD | 01/03/2024 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that a worker fired for poor performance was terminated for misconduct unrelated to her injury. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Misrepresentations Don't Warrant Forfeiture of Entire SLU Award | 01/03/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker made material misrepresentations about his condition to obtain wage-replacement benefits, but his conduct did not warrant the disqualification of his entitlement to a schedule loss of use award or future benefits. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Adopts New Billing Codes for 2024 | 12/29/2023 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division published temporary rules and fee schedules adopting new medical billing codes for 2024. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Increases Reimbursement for Medical Travel | 12/29/2023 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division on Thursday announced that the reimbursement rate for injured workers who travel to medical appointments is increasing next year. ...Read More | |||
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Williamson Rule Supports Dismissal of Charges Against Attorney | 12/28/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld the dismissal of criminal charges against an applicants’ attorney who was charged with fraud for allegedly steering his clients to an interpreting business he owned. ...Read More | |||
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WCS Reminds Carriers, TPAs of 2024 Cost-of-Living Adjustment | 12/28/2023 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section reminds carriers and third-party administrators that cost-of-living adjustments should be applied to monthly benefit rates in January. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Webinar to Cover Report on Time to First Medical Service | 12/28/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute is holding a webinar on Jan. 11 to discuss its report on the median number of days from injury to first medical service that was released earlier this year. ...Read More | |||
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WCS Announces Change in Rating Process | 12/27/2023 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Rating physicians and chiropractors will be assigned randomly and not via rotation starting Jan. 1, the Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section announced. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB: Written Premium Up 14% for 2022 | 12/21/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Written premium in 2022 is 14% higher than in 2021 and nearly at the pre-pandemic level, the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau said in its Third Quarter 2023 Experience Report, released Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
