Workers' Compensation News
WCRI Webinar to Cover Effect of Vertical Integration on Prices, Utilization, Outcomes | 04/05/2024 | ||
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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 | |||
Work Comp Bills Head to Governor's Desk | 04/03/2024 | ||
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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 | |||
Worker Denied TTD After Surgery Gets Writ Relief | 04/03/2024 | ||
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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 | |||
Worker Struck by Falling Panel Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 04/03/2024 | ||
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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 | |||
Worker Entitled to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall | 04/02/2024 | ||
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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 | |||
Widow Gets Mandamus Relief on Denial of VSSR Claim | 04/02/2024 | ||
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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 | |||
WCD Posts List of Carriers, Self-Insurers Required to Report Medical Payments | 04/02/2024 | ||
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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 | |||
Worker Gets Limited Writ for Industrial Commission to Explain Denial of PTD Benefits | 04/01/2024 | ||
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An Ohio appellate court granted a worker limited mandamus relief, sending his case back to the Industrial Commission to explain its finding that he was not entitled to permanent total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
Worker Can't Expand Claim but Gets Fees for Attorney | 03/29/2024 | ||
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the rejection of a worker’s effort to add an elbow condition to her claim but ruled that her attorney was entitled to a fee of 20% of her medical and indemnity benefits. ...Read More | |||
Widow Proves Husband's Occupational Pneumoconiosis Contributed to His Death | 03/29/2024 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a finding that a worker’s widow was entitled to benefits for his death because his cancer was materially related to his occupational pneumoconiosis. ...Read More | |||