Workers' Compensation News
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WCC Sets Fee Schedule Hearing for March 14 | 02/22/2024 | |
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| The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission announced plans to hold a public hearing on the proposed 2024 medical fee schedule on March 14 in Oklahoma City. ...Read More | |||
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WCC Announces Move Into Next Phase of Legacy Modernization Program | 02/21/2024 | |
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| The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission announced the move into the next phase of its legacy modernization program that makes new eFile and ePay enhancements available for external stakeholders. ...Read More | |||
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Widow's Ex Parte Communication With Doctor Doesn't Preclude Death Benefits | 02/21/2024 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld an award of death benefits to the widow of a worker who collapsed and died at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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Worker, Defendant Each Get Partial Summary Judgment in Labor Law Action | 02/21/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim and that one of the defendants should have been granted summary judgment dismissing the claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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Waiver of Liability Doesn't Bar Cop From Suing Over Training Injury | 02/16/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a police officer injured during firearms training could pursue her negligence claims against the state despite having signed a waiver of liability. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Previous Receipt of Compensation Doesn't Preclude New Award | 02/14/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a worker should not have been denied compensation for his functional impairment from a back injury just because his employer had previously paid him benefits based on his lost earning capacity for an earlier back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Workers Get Reimbursement for Reasonable Cost of Full IME | 02/14/2024 | |
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| 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 | |||
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WCD Posts Updated Instructions to Determine Gainful Employment | 02/08/2024 | |
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| 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 | |||
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WCIRB Governing Committee Meets Thursday | 02/05/2024 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Worker's Labor Law Claim for Eye Injury Partially Reinstated | 02/05/2024 | |
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| 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 | |||
