Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Says Foreseeability Isn't Required for Traveling Employee Rule to Apply | 07/18/2023 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Nevada Supreme Court clarified that for a worker to be eligible for benefits under the traveling employee rule, there is no foreseeability requirement to his injury. ...Read More | |||
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Plumber Gets TTD Award for Infected Hand | 07/18/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of benefits to an injured plumber for an infection that developed after he scraped his hand at a job site. ...Read More | |||
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Pritzker Appoints Kisa P. Sthankiya to Workers' Compensation Commission Review Board | 07/18/2023 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker appointed Kisa P. Sthankiya to serve on the Workers’ Compensation Commission Review Board. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Announces Rule Expanding Injury, Illness Report Requirements | 07/18/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor adopted a rule requiring employers in certain high-hazard industries to electronically submit injury and illness information to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, starting Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Adjustments to Hospital, ASC Sections of Fee Schedule | 07/17/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the Hospital Outpatient Departments and Ambulatory Surgical Centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to adopt the latest quarterly changes in the Medicare payment system. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Special Motion to Strike in Long-Running Dispute Between Attorneys | 07/17/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld the denial of a defendant’s special motion to strike a complaint filed against him by a fellow attorney as part of a decades-long dispute involving claims of malpractice, malicious prosecution, fraud and bankruptcy. ...Read More | |||
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High Courts Define Scope of Work Comp Exclusivity | 07/17/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The “grand bargain” at the heart of workers’ compensation systems has been a major topic among the states’ highest courts in recent months, with California, Iowa, Alabama and Pennsylvania all issuing decisions addressing the scope of their respective exclusive remedy ...Read More | |||
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Average Monthly Wage Increasing 5% | 07/17/2023 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Arizona’s average monthly wage will increase 5% for injuries occurring on or after Jan. 1, 2024. The Industrial Commission of Arizona announc...Read More | |||
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Filing Date of Petition Controls Reinstatement of Worker's Disability Status | 07/17/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected a worker’s request to have her total disability status reinstated as of the date of her impairment rating evaluation rather than when she filed her reinstatement petition. ...Read More | |||
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Triable Issues Prevent Summary Judgment on Worker's Claims for Unsafe Workplace | 07/17/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law case were not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claims based on their alleged failure to provide a safe workplace. ...Read More | |||
