Workers' Compensation News
Alleged Construction Site Supervisor Not Liable for Hearing Loss Claim | 07/15/2021 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claim for hearing loss against an alleged supervisor for a construction project. ...Read More | |||
Attorney Loses Out on Payment Due to Delay in Requesting Fee | 07/15/2021 | ||
State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Commission finding that an attorney waited too long to request fees for his services. ...Read More | |||
Assembly Committee Fails to Pass SB 335 | 07/14/2021 | ||
By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A California Assembly committee on Tuesday failed to pass a contentious bill that originally would have shortened the amount of time employers have to accept liability for an injury before a claim is considered compensable. ...Read More | |||
AG Announces $4.3B Deal With Purdue for Opioid Crisis | 07/12/2021 | ||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Purdue Pharma will release millions of documents relating to its role in the opioid crisis and pay more than $4.3 billion for national prevention, treatment and recovery programs under a deal Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said resolves her lawsuit against the company. ...Read More | |||
AMA Updates Impairment Guidelines With Mental Disorders | 07/12/2021 | ||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The American Medical Association on Friday announced it has approved updates to its permanent impairment evaluation guidelines to include content related to mental disorders. ...Read More | |||
Accuro Names Chief Information and Technology Officers | 07/08/2021 | ||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Accuro Solutions announced that Steve Junker joined the company as chief information officer, and Patrick Isaac joined as chief technology officer. ...Read More | |||
Assembly Passes Bill Prohibiting Apportionment Discrimination | 07/06/2021 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The California Assembly unanimously passed a bill that would limit consideration of certain characteristics in apportionment decisions. ...Read More | |||
Apportionment of Impairment Rating Must Come Before Cap on Benefits | 07/06/2021 | ||
State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that when a worker suffers multiple, compensable work-related injuries that cumulatively produce an impairment rating greater than 25% to the same body part, his apportioned impairment rating must be calculated before the statutory cap on benefits is appli...Read More | |||
Agencies Jointly Publish Comp Billing Guideline | 06/28/2021 | ||
State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
The Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services issued a joint informational bulletin intended to serve as medical billing guidance when a Current Procedural Terminology code or a Health Care Common Procedure Coding System code is not lis...Read More | |||
Availability of Fall Protection Equipment Warrants Denial of VSSR Award | 06/18/2021 | ||
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
An Ohio appellate court ruled that an ironworker was not entitled to an additional award of benefits after falling more than 40 feet because his employer had not violated a specific safety requirement. ...Read More | |||