Workers' Compensation News
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Appeals Court Reverses Order Precluding Worker From Making PPD Claims | 08/08/2024 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A trial court erred when it granted a motion in limine to preclude an injured worker from presenting to a jury the question of eligibility for a permanent partial disability award, the Washington State Court of Appeals ruled. ...Read More | |||
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Audit Finds 'Major Improvement' in City's Comp Program Under TPA | 08/06/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Chicago’s Office of Inspector General said in its latest audit that contracting with a third-party administrator represented a “major improvement” in running the city’s work comp program compared to the 30 years during which it was run by a corrupt alderman. ...Read More | |||
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Appropriations Committee Hears Suspense File Comp Bills Wednesday | 08/02/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly Appropriations Committee will consider bills on Wednesday that would require employers to allow employees to miss work to get treatment for occupational injuries and to create a presumption that heat injuries are compensable for farmworkers. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney Can't Seek Fees After Client Settles LHWCA Claim | 07/29/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that the former attorney for a claimant seeking benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act could not seek an award of fees after he withdrew from representation and the client settled the claim. ...Read More | |||
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ALJ Abuses Discretion in Denying Worker's Request for Relief | 07/24/2024 | |
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| The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that an administrative law judge committed an abuse of discretion in denying a worker’s request for relief from the dismissal of her hearing due to her failure to appear. ...Read More | |||
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Adjuster's Miscalculation of Lien Doesn't Allow Worker to Avoid Payment | 07/18/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that a worker was required to pay the full amount of her employer’s lien against her third-party recovery, even though the estimate was far lower than the actual amount. ...Read More | |||
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Appeals Court Says SIBTF Must Prove Entitlement to SSDI Offset | 07/16/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court said the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund is allowed to reduce payments to injured workers who also receive Social Security benefits, but not unless it first establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that it is entitled to an offset. ...Read More | |||
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Assembly Line Worker Gets Benefits Plus Multiplier for RT Injury | 07/16/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to an injured assembly line worker, plus medical benefits and a three-multiplier. ...Read More | |||
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Adult Family Home Owner Accused of Double Dipping | 07/15/2024 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced that a woman who ran an adult family home while claiming she was too injured to work is facing a felony charge in a $60,000 work comp fraud case. ...Read More | |||
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Amazon Can't Join Injured Worker's Prior Employer as Defendant to Claim | 07/11/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that Amazon.com was not entitled to join an injured employee’s prior employer as a defendant in her claim and that she was entitled to benefits for her shoulder injury. ...Read More | |||
