Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Struck by Falling Brick Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 03/14/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a falling brick was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. Case: ...Read More | |||
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WCD Posts New Hospital Reimbursement Ratios | 03/12/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division updated the cost-to-charge ratios used to calculate reimbursement owed to hospitals for treating injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Additional Time to Serve Labor Law Claims on Out-of-State Defendant | 03/11/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to additional time to serve a summons and complaint for his Labor Law claims against a homeowner who had moved out of state. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Abandoned Job Market Can't Get Additional TTD | 03/08/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a finding that a worker was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits because she voluntarily abandoned the job market. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Continuing TTD After Knee Surgeries | 03/07/2024 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court upheld a determination that an injured worker was not entitled to continuing total disability benefits after bilateral knee surgeries. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Scaffold Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 03/05/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for falling while climbing down a scaffold. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell Down Stairs Gets Summary Judgment | 03/04/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall down a staircase. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 03/01/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for an accident that happened as he crossed between two barges. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Lacks Standing to Appeal Liability Finding | 02/29/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker lacked standing to appeal a finding that her employer’s insurance carrier didn't have to pay for diagnostic testing she received from an out-of-network provider. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Publishes Compendium of State, Federal Cost Containment Strategies | 02/28/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute published a guide describing the medical cost containment strategies used in all 50 states and three federal workers’ compensation programs. ...Read More | |||
