Workers' Compensation News
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Bay Area Construction Companies Charged With Fraud | 06/29/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Five people associated with two Northern California-based construction companies were charged with fraud and conspiracy for allegedly misclassifying employees as contractors to avoid paying workers’ compensation insurance and payroll taxes, the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office ...Read More | |||
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General Contractor Gets Conditional Summary Judgment on Indemnification Claim | 06/29/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a general contractor was entitled to conditional summary judgment on its indemnification claim against an injured worker’s employer but not against other subcontractors on the project. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Proposes Raising Fees for Attorneys, Physician Reports | 06/29/2023 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Claimants’ attorneys in New Jersey would be entitled to contingency fees of up to 25%, under recently introduced legislation. “The ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs 'Portal-to-Portal' Coverage for 911 Dispatchers | 06/29/2023 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill that will extend “portal-to-portal” workers’ compensation coverage for 911 emergency dispatchers in certain situations. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Worker's Entitlement to Surgery for Aggravation of Knee Condition | 06/29/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to arthroscopic knee surgery due to the aggravation of a prior compensable injury. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB: Proportion of Payments for Medical, Indemnity Unchanged in 2022 | 06/28/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Tuesday reported that the proportion of total loss payments going to medical and indemnity benefits was unchanged in 2022. ...Read More | |||
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Bills to Maintain Debit Card Payments, Extend Presumptions in SD Go to Senate Floor | 06/28/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Bills that would give fire and rescue workers in San Diego the same presumptions as other first responders, and allow California carriers to continue using debit cards to pay indemnity benefits, bypassed a fiscal committee and are now up for a vote by the full Senate. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Upholds Award for Worker With Back Injury | 06/28/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for a back injury from slipping on gravel at work. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Seeks Input on Informal Designated Doctor Billing and Reimbursement Rules | 06/28/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has published informal working draft rule amendments for the agency’s designated doctor billing and reimbursements rules and is seeking input on the proposed changes. ...Read More | |||
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No Indemnity Benefits for Worker Detached From Labor Market | 06/28/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to indemnity benefits for the time he was unattached to the labor market. ...Read More | |||
