Workers' Compensation News
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Board Errs in Apportioning Worker's SLU to Prior Injury | 09/10/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers' Compensation Board erred in apportioning a worker’s schedule loss of use award to a prior injury in the absence of medical evidence regarding the degree of disability. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Posts Formulary Changes for Comment | 09/10/2021 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is asking for comments on additional proposed changes to its outpatient medication formulary rule. ...Read More | |||
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Building Owner Liable for Worker's Fall Through Hole in Floor | 09/07/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker was entitled to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim based on his injuries from falling through a hole in the floor of a building where he was working. ...Read More | |||
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Bill That Would Extend CIGA Request to Issue Bonds Heads to Governor's Desk | 09/03/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill that would extend the deadline for the California Insurance Guarantee Association to ask the state Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank to issue bonds to cover claims arising from the insolvencies of workers’ compensation carriers is headed to the governor’s desk. ...Read More | |||
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Benefits Increasing 6.39% in January | 08/31/2021 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Department of Workers’ Claims reported that total disability benefits, death benefits and other payments will increase 6.39% on Jan. 1 to match the increase in the state’s average weekly wage in the latest calendar year. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Exempt Vaccine Injury From Comp, Allow Lawsuits for Damages | 08/26/2021 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio lawmaker is proposing to exempt from workers’ compensation coverage any injuries resulting from employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccinations. ...Read More | |||
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Barroom Brawler Pleads Guilty to Claiming Injury Happened at Work | 08/25/2021 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A man who claimed that a barroom brawl injury to his right hand happened at work pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor theft charge and was ordered to reimburse the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries for the cost of his medical care. ...Read More | |||
| BWC Announces Four Judicial Reappointments | 08/16/2021 | ||
| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced four judicial reappointments in its August newsletter distributed Friday. ...Read More | |||
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BWC: Funds Still Available for COVID Air Quality Program | 08/11/2021 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation said it still has funds for employers to help fight the spread of COVID-19 by making improvements to indoor air quality. ...Read More | |||
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Board Oversteps Authority in Vacating Commissioner's Division of Fee Award | 08/11/2021 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that the Compensation Review Board overstepped its authority in vacating a commissioner’s division of fees payable to the attorneys for an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
