Workers' Compensation News
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Carrier's Failure to Produce Documentation Results in Liability for Claim | 08/09/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that an insurance carrier was liable for an injured construction worker’s benefits because it failed to produce the documentation related to a policy it had been directed to provide. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Prosecutor's Challenge to Reduction of Insurance Fraud Charges | 08/04/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court denied the prosecution’s challenge to the dismissal of a felony workers’ compensation insurance fraud charge and the reduction of the remaining felony charge to a misdemeanor. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Verdict Finding Worker Wrongfully Terminated for Pursuing Benefits | 08/04/2023 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court upheld a jury verdict in favor of an injured worker, finding she had been wrongfully terminated for pursuing benefits for her work-related injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Criminal Defendant Gets New Trial on Prosecution's Failure to Disclose Comp Claim | 08/03/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Superior Court of Pennsylvania ordered a new trial for a defendant accused of sexual misconduct due to the prosecution’s failure to disclose the alleged victim’s workers’ compensation claim for the same incident underlying the criminal charges. ...Read More | |||
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Court Orders WCAB to Cease 'Grant-for-Study' Procedure | 08/02/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 3 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California 2nd District Court of Appeal on Tuesday said the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board can’t grant petitions for reconsideration for the purposes of further study simply to satisfy a requirement to act within 60 days. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI: IMR Volume Up 4.1% in First Half of 2023 | 08/02/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The volume of independent medical review decision letters increased 4.1% in the first half of 2023 compared to the same period of 2022, according to a new report by the California Workers’ Compensation Institute. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Injured Miner's Request for Penalties | 08/01/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of an injured miner’s request for penalties. Case: Egizio v. Consol ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Not Bound to Waiver of Lien Against Worker's Third-Party Recovery | 08/01/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker did not have a binding deal with his employer’s insurance carrier to waive its lien against his recovery from a third-party tortfeasor. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Board Gets Assessments From Trust Member, but No Collection Fee | 08/01/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the imposition of additional assessments on a member of a defunct group self-insurance trust but vacated the imposition of a collection fee on the amount owed to the Workers' Compensation Board. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Reinstatement of Injured Worker's Total Disability Status | 07/31/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an administrative decision to reinstate an injured worker’s total disability status. ...Read More | |||
