Workers' Compensation News
High Court: Revised Benefit Limits for Mental Impairment Still Violate Equal Protection | 04/02/2024 | ||
State: NM | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A unanimous New Mexico Supreme Court on Monday said a law that limits the duration of benefits for subsequent mental impairments to the duration of benefits allowed for the underlying physical condition violates the equal protection clause of the state Constitution. ...Read More | |||
Supreme Court Says Man Has Schedule Injuries | 04/02/2024 | ||
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The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s right shoulder and arm injuries are compensable, but they should not have been treated as nonschedule injuries. ...Read More | |||
No TTD for Worker Laid Off During COVID-19 Pandemic | 04/02/2024 | ||
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for temporary total disability benefits after he was laid off because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...Read More | |||
Governor Signs Bill Criminalizing Premium Fraud | 04/02/2024 | ||
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek enacted a bill that immediately made it a misdemeanor for employers to submit false payroll reports to reduce their workers’ compensation premiums. ...Read More | |||
Governor Approves Statute of Limitation for Bill Disputes | 04/02/2024 | ||
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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed into law a bill establishing a universal one-year statute of limitations for billing disputes. ...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 | ||
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
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 | |||
Court Upholds Denial of PTD Benefits for Worker Injured in Bridge Collapse | 04/01/2024 | ||
State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of permanent total disability benefits for a worker who suffered multiple injuries, including the partial amputation of his leg, in a bridge collapse. ...Read More | |||
Carrier Cannot Relitigate Worker's Entitlement to 24-Hour Home Care | 04/01/2024 | ||
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A New York appellate court ruled that a carrier could not attempt to relitigate a catastrophically injured worker’s entitlement to round-the-clock home care. ...Read More | |||