Workers' Compensation News
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Court Bases AWW on Expected Income for Worker Injured on Day 2 of Job | 12/13/2023 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kansas Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of a worker’s average weekly wage based on what he would have earned if he had not been injured on his second day on the job. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Summary Judgment on Claim for Alleged Water Main Accident | 12/13/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker had not been entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for alleged injuries he received while testing water main valves. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier That Didn't Pursue UR Can't Refuse to Pay for Treatment | 12/12/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of payment to a provider, ruling that an insurance carrier could not refuse to pay for treatment unrelated to a worker’s compensable injuries when the carrier had failed to pursue utilization review. ...Read More | |||
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Closure of Worker's Claim Without PD Overturned | 12/12/2023 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals overturned the closure of a worker’s claim without an award for additional permanent disability for her facet cyst. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Use of Multiplier for Worker's CT Injury | 12/12/2023 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a worker with a cumulative trauma injury was entitled to a statutory three-times multiplier of his award based on his inability to do the work he had done over years for his employer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Partially Revives Claim for Worker Injured While Taking Cover in Explosion | 12/08/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court partially revived a worker’s Labor Law claims for his injuries from taking cover from an alleged explosion that occurred while a work crew was replacing a damaged utility pole. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Summary Judgment to Worker on Labor Law Claims | 12/07/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment to a worker on a Labor Law claim, finding one defendant should have had all the claims against it dismissed and that the worker had not established all the elements of his claims against another. ...Read More | |||
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Contractor Gets Lifetime Ban, Probation for Premium Fraud | 12/06/2023 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Minnesota wood-framing contractor convicted of premium fraud was banned from applying for state and federal contracts and ordered to serve two years of probation, the ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Appointment of Pro Bono Counsel for Labor Law Defendant | 12/06/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the appointment of pro bono counsel to represent a property owner in its third-party action against an injured worker’s employer. ...Read More | |||
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CMS: Average Set-Aside Increased in 2023 | 12/06/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The average Medicare set-aside recommended by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid’s Workers’ Compensation Review Contractor increased nearly 6% in the most recent fiscal year. ...Read More | |||
