Workers' Compensation News
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Court Won't Revisit Rejected Challenges to IRE Process | 03/22/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected a worker’s constitutional challenge to the state's newly implemented impairment rating evaluation process. ...Read More | |||
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Board Upholds Dismissal of Worker's Claim as Time-Barred | 03/22/2024 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claim as time-barred. Case: Alle...Read More | |||
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Court Reinstates Worker's Labor Law Claim for Fall Injuries | 03/22/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court reinstated a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a boom lift. Case: Wol...Read More | |||
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Pinnacol Highlights Performance Rating | 03/22/2024 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado's largest workers' compensation carrier, said new data from the Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation shows that the company is again the top-performing comp insurer in the state, based on injured workers' satisfaction ratings. ...Read More | |||
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Nominating Committee to Discuss ALJ Applicants | 03/22/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Nominating Committee has set a special meeting for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday to consider potential nominations for a vacant administrative law judge position. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI Elects Board of Directors for 2024 | 03/21/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute announced that Eric M. Hansen was elected chairman of its board of directors. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney Notice, Electronic Signature Bills Set for April 3 Hearing | 03/21/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 3 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly Insurance Committee is scheduled to hear testimony April 3 on a bill that would allow injured workers to sign settlements electronically, as well as on a bill to require that they be notified of the right to consult with an attorney. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Failed to Pay Lien Can't Get Penalties From Employer | 03/21/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of an injured worker’s penalty petition based on her failure to reimburse her employer’s lien. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Reopen Claim | 03/21/2024 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Hawaii Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request to reopen his claim. Case: Webb v. OSF Interna...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Summary Judgment for Property Owner on Liability for Worker's Fall | 03/21/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment to a nursing care operator’s liability for a worker’s fall on the property. ...Read More | |||
