Workers' Compensation News
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Retail Worker With History of Back Issues Fails to Prove Compensable Injury | 04/09/2024 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a Wal-Mart worker with a history of back problems had not established a compensable injury from stocking shelves. ...Read More | |||
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P&T Committee Meets April 17 | 04/08/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The committee that advises the California Division of Workers’ Compensation on updates to its prescription drug formulary is meeting April 17. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Suit Against Employer for Exposing Him to Dog Attack Tossed as Untimely | 04/08/2024 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a utility company worker's civil suit against his employer, finding he waited too long to assert that he was deliberately given an assignment “below his pay grade” that exposed him to a dog attack. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill to Allow More Docs in System, Treat Unemployment as Wages | 04/08/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear enacted a bill that could have the mixed effect of lowering costs by allowing retired doctors to write medical reports and testify in work comp proceedings, and increasing costs by treating unemployment insurance as income when calculating benefits owed for workplace in...Read More | |||
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House Passes Underground Economy Task Force, Nurses Resolution | 04/08/2024 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Hawaii House of Representatives passed resolutions that would request that the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations clarify payment rules for advanced practice registered nurses and convene a task force to target the underground economy. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Award of Fees to Former Counsel for Injured Worker | 04/08/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court overturned an award of attorney fees to the firm that had previously represented an injured worker, finding it failed to provide evidence supporting the Industrial Commission’s calculation of reasonable compensation for its services. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Judgment for Worker Who Fell From Ladder | 04/08/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a worker for his Labor Law claim based on his fall from an unsecured ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Fire Extinguisher Entitled to Summary Judgment | 04/08/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for injuries from being struck by a falling fire extinguisher. ...Read More | |||
| DWC Adjusts DMEPOS Section of Fee Schedule | 04/05/2024 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule governing durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies to conform to changes made by Medicare. The division said the order adopts Medicare&rs...Read More | |||
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Insurance Committee Passes Signature, Poster Bills | 04/05/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly Insurance Committee unanimously passed bills that would allow electronic signatures in Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board proceedings and require workplace posters to include a notice of the right to consult an attorney to discuss workers’ compensation rights....Read More | |||
